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Basalt wall refief from Sam`alStele of King Kilamuwa, from the Kingdom of Sam'al.Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Zincirli 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Sculpture from Sam`al [Zincirlli] - IX century BC.Zincirli -Sam`alSculpture from Sam`al [Zincirlli] - IX century BC.Zincirli 2011Zincirli 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Sam`al, Hittite column baseStele of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria,, Pergamon Museum, BerlinSam`al, Hittite column baseSam`al, Hittite column baseSam`al / ZincirliSam`al / ZincirliSam`al, Hittite portal lionLuwian Inscription from Pancarlı HöyükHadad Statue, Gerçin Höyük, King Panamuwa ITilmen HöyükTilmen Hüyük - ruins of settlementsTilmen HöyükTilmen Hüyük - ruins of settlementsTilmen HöyükTilmen Hüyük - ruins of settlementsTilmen HöyükTilmen Höyük

Location:

  • Türkiye, Zincirli
  • geo:37.102943,36.680668
  • Location ± 25-100 m.

Class:

  • Find
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=26466

Annotations

Late Hittite basalt gate lion from Sam-al Zincirli. The Hittites were using the symbol of lions as the guardians of gates as we see from many Hittite sites.


Nearby

Sam`al-Zincirli, Musicians

Late Hittite period wall relief

Kilamuwa Stela

Kilamuwa Stele foundat the entrance to Kilamuwa's palace

Sam`al (Zincirli Höyük)

Yadiya - Zincirli is the modern Turkish name of the ancient Sam`al. http://www.hittitemonuments.com/zincirli/


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