Relief panels depicting a lion hunt found in the palace district in the ruins of Coba Hoyuk, also known as Sakçe Gözü or Sakcagozu, archaeological sit


Relief panels depicting a lion hunt found in the palace district in the ruins of Coba Hoyuk, also known as Sakçe Gözü or Sakcagozu, archaeological site in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. Warriors are fighting with the lion from a chariot and on foot. The soldiers in the chariot have armour as does the horse The archer, probably the ruler, is under the protection of the gods, indicated by the winged sun above his head. Basalt to 750 BC, The Pergamon Museum, Berlin inv no VA 971


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Location: Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany
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