Gold Hittite figure of a king or god, The Gold Tomb, Carcemish, Turkey, c605 BC. Artist: Unknown

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Gold Hittite figure of a king or god, The Gold Tomb, Carcemish, Turkey, c605 BC. The Gold Tomb is a single grave, found inside the city walls, of an important person killed in the siege of Carcemish by Nebuchadnezzer in 605 BC.

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Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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