Plaque fragment with chariot scenes inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti, ca. 713–679


Plaque fragment with chariot scenes inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti, Iron Age III, ca. 713–679 , Urartu, Urartian, Bronze, x 6 in. ( x cm), Metalwork-Reliefs-Inscribed, This fragment is decorated with two identical royal or religious processions, a typical stylistic and iconographic representation. What the footmen carry remains unknown. The Urartian cuneiform inscription above the top panel reads: 'From the arsenal of Argishti


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