Hittite relief sculpted stone panel. Lion. Aslantepe Gate Limestone, Aslantepe, Malatya, 1200-700 Anatolian Civilisations Museum, Ankara, Turkey.
Hittite relief sculpted stone panel. Lion. Aslantepe Gate Limestone, Aslantepe, Malatya, 1200-700 Anatolian Civilisations Museum, Ankara, Turkey. The lion on the left of the two lions at the gate of the palace. His head and his front part were processed as high embossing and his body as regular embossing. The signs behind the lion and over his tail read; "Halposulupis, Mighty (?) King". Against a black background.
Size: 9027px × 6524px
Location: Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara, Turkey
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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