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Orthostat from Zincirli (Sam'al), at the Pergamon Museum

Zincirli is an important Neo-Hittite site of the ninth century BCE in southern Turkey. In this orthostat (wall relief), a lion-headed being seems to have captured a deer, while birds perch on his shoulders.

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Uploaded on July 21, 2019
Taken on July 21, 2019