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Urartian Bronze Cauldron with Winged Beings

Urartian Bronze Cauldron with Winged Beings


‎The civilization of Urartu (“Ararat”), in the area now known as the Armenian Highlands, blossomed from the ninth to the seventh centuries B.C., though by the mid-seventh century Urartu had submitted to Assyrian domination. The Urartian bronze cauldron in this photograph, from Altintepe in Eastern Anatolia, modern Turkey, was crafted during this cultural zenith. The winged figures that hold rings for hanging the caldron probably represent Shivini, the Urartian sun god.
Gen 8:4, Isa 37:38, Jer 51:27, Ezek 24:11

‎Image by Evgeny Genkin, from Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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