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Orthostats of Winged Genie
Several limestone orthostats with the same relief of a human-bodied and winged figure, often called winged genie, were found in the area southwest of the Lion Gate. The figure is shown holding a pine cone and a plant, both of which are probably ritualistic/apotropaic symbols. One of the orthostats was found in the mound of Arslantepe prior to regular excavations of 1930s and is 0.74 m in height and 0.42 m in width on the front. The other two were unearthed after 2010 in recent excavations and have similar dimensions. Along with the three sided orthostat and the Lion- and Bird-Men orthostats, all were once probably used in the decoration of an earlier gate structure that date to around 12th to 11th centuries BCE. The earlier found orthostat is in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara and the latter two are in Malatya Museum.
