A stele depicting the hittite God Teshub. The original model (Neo-Hittite, circa 1,180 BC - 700 BC) was found 1899 in Babylon (Iraq). This copy / interpretation was made by a collaboration of polish and german artists (Ulrich Thiel, Kazimierz Krewniak and Adam Sobiraj).
Photo of original stele at the Istanbul Museum | hittitemonuments.com
Further reading:
- R. Koldewey. Die Hettitische Inschrift (...), WVDOG, Heft 1; 1900.
- A. Muhibbe Darga. Hitit Sanatı. İstanbul: Akbank, 1992: Fig. 312; P. 329
Original at:
Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi (Istanbul), GNT.S03.01.sld.01
Model by Felix Wolter, with permission of the landcare association, land owner and the Naturpark Schlaubetal, Germany.
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