Urartian Mural Painting

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Carole Raddato
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published on 20 February 2018
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Mural painting uncovered in the Urartian temple at Altıntepe. The painting is made of clay and plaster and features winged demons standing on either side of a sacred tree with plants, flowers and geometric motifs. 8th - 6th century BCE. (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara)

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2018, February 20). Urartian Mural Painting. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8165/urartian-mural-painting/

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Raddato, Carole. "Urartian Mural Painting." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 20, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8165/urartian-mural-painting/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Urartian Mural Painting." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Feb 2018. Web. 26 Dec 2024.

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