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Double handed terracotta jar, from the city of Boğazköy, central Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 8th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Terracotta pot, from the city of Boğazköy, central Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. 7th to 6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Stone Seal from Gordion (Gordium), the capital city of ancient Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. First half of the 1st century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Single-handed mug. Baked clay. From Yazilikaya (City of Midas), in modern-day Turkey. 7th-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Single-handed spouted jug from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Bowl from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Double-handed terracotta jar from Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. 7th-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Terracotta jar from Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. 7th-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

This clay tablet describes the ceremony of the oath taken by the Hittite soldiers and the cursing of those who fail to keep the oath. 13th century BCE, from Hattusa (Bogazkoy), in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey...

This clay tablet refers to the gift given by the king Arnuwanda and queen Asmunikal. The gift was a group of slaves, animals, and land which were given to the priestess temple Kuatalla on her marriage. The tablet was signed (stamped) with...