Bronze Deity Figure from Urartu

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This is a bronze figure of a standing bearded deity. He wears a pointed and horned helmet. His elbows are flexed with fisted hands. From Toprakkale, Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, 8th to 7th century BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 24). Bronze Deity Figure from Urartu. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9552/bronze-deity-figure-from-urartu/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Deity Figure from Urartu." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 24, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9552/bronze-deity-figure-from-urartu/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Deity Figure from Urartu." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Nov 2018. Web. 15 Feb 2025.

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