A goddess and her handmaidens in unique figurines
A goddess and her handmaidens - in unique figurines of 4500 years ago, part of the royal treasure of Dorak from the Yortan culture. The drawings are by archaeologist James Mellaart, part of an article published in The Illustrated London News. Mellaart was later accused of smuggling the antiquities out of Turkey, or even inventing the treasure
Picture No
13156679
Media ID
46128555
Size
3428px x 4875px
(7.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrations by James Mellaart in a supplement to The Illustrated London News, 28th November 1959
Date
1959
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