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Column Base with Lions

The basalt column base decorated by two sculpted lions was found at the northwest end of the citadel. Its diameter is about 60 cm. Currently in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum.


L. Woolley, 1952 (1911-14) B. Bilgin, 2022 B. Bilgin, 2022


Literature:
Orthmann, W. Untersuchungen zur späthethitischen Kunst, Bonn, 1971. (Karkemis K/2)


Image sources:
Leonard Woolley, Carchemish III, 1952.
Bora Bilgin, 2022.