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Hurrian Lion, Urkesh
A copper-alloy lion with an inscription in Hurrian, Urkesh. 2100 BCE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Colchian Silver Tetradrachm
Silver. Weight: sample of the Hague Museum – 10,40 gr., sample of the British Museum – 12,72 gr., sample of the Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia – 13 gr. The weights range from 10,40 to 13 gr.
d≈22 mm.
Obverse: Exceptionally depicted...
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Colchian Type I Silver Didrachm
Silver. Weight: 10 gr., 10,1 gr., 11,3 gr., 11,4 gr. – Persian stater; 7,9 gr., 8,1 gr., 8,6 gr., 8,6 gr., 9,4 gr. (?) – Attic didrachm.
d= 17/20-20/21 mm.
Obverse: Lying hermaphrodite lion to the right/left with a head turned back.
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Bronze Age Anatolia
A map of Bronze Age Anatolia. Indicated in the northeast is the Hayasa-Azzi confederation, an indigenous Bronze Age tribal confederation which flourished on the plateau of ancient Armenia and Turkey between c. 1500 and c. 1200 BCE.
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South Gate Reconstruction, Teishebaini
A reconstruction of the main South Gate of Teishebaini (aka Tesebaini, near modern Yerevan in Armenia) which was an important fortress city of the Urartu civilization. Founded in the reign of king Rusa II (r. c. 685-645 BCE) and abandoned...
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Teishebaini Ruins
The ruins of Teishebaini (aka Tesebaini, near modern Yerevan in Armenia) which was an important fortress city of the Urartu civilization. Founded in the reign of king Rusa II (r. c. 685-645 BCE) and abandoned c. 590 BCE.
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Urartu Bull Wall Painting
A portion of a wall painting from Erebuni, a fortress complex of the Urartu civilization (9th-6th century BCE). 8th century BCE.
Armenian Historical Museum, Yerevan.
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Urartu Decorated Quiver
A bronze quiver of the Urartu civilization (9th-6th century BCE) from Teishebaini (Kamir-Blur, Armenia). It is inscribed with the name of King Sarduri II (r. c. 760-743 BCE). (Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg)
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Urartu Deity & Bull
A bronze sculpture, once part of a throne, depicting a deity riding a bull. Urartu civilization, 8th-7th century BCE. The bull's face is a modern restoration. Height:
14.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Urartu God & Worshipper
A silver medallion with gold foil addition depicting a seated god and worshipper. Urartu civilization, 8th-7th century BCE. Diameter: 6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
