Hittite stone relief at Carchemish, Turkey
A Hittite stone relief discovered at the Carchemish (Karkemish) - an important ancient capital at times independent but also having been part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo Assyrian Empires, now on the frontier between Turkey and Syria. The figures pictured are Kamani (l.) - ruled circa 790 BC and Yariri (r.) - Regent, ruled c.815BC - successive rulers of Carchemish
Picture No
11064318
Media ID
46647338
Size
3564px x 5584px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
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