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Double headed sphinx

The basalt orthostat is about 1.35 m in height and is dated to the 10th century BCE. It is on display in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara. With its bird-headed tail, the creature reminds the Chimaera of Greek mythology.


B. Bilgin, 2022


Literature:
Gilibert, A. Syro-Hittite monumental art and the archaeology of performance, Berlin, 2011. (Carchemish 44)
Orthmann, W. Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst, Bonn, 1971. (Karkemis E/8)


Image sources:
Bora Bilgin, 2022.