Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag, ca. 14th–13th century


Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag, Hittite Empire, ca. 14th–13th century , Central Anatolia, Hittite, Silver, gold inlay, H. 18 cm, Metalwork-Vessels, By 1700 , people speaking Hittite—an Indo-European language—had founded a capital at Bogazköy (ancient Hattusha) and, under a series of powerful kings, established a state in central Anatolia. The Hittite army attacked and partly destroyed Babylon in 1595 B


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