Hittite art
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Hittite art was produced by the Hittite civilization in ancient Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey, and also stretching into Syria during the second millennium BCE from the nineteenth century up until the
The Sphinx Gate (Alaca Höyük, Turkey)
Drinking cup in the shape of a fist; 1400-1380 BC; silver; from Central Turkey; Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA)
Seal of Tarkasnawa, King of Mira; circa 1220 BC; silver; height: 1 cm, diameter: 4.2 cm; Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, USA)
Ivory Hittite Sphinx, 18th century B.C.E.
Hemite relief
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The Hemite relief is a Hittite rock relief at Gökçedam in the central district of Osmaniye Province in Turkey, about 20 km northwest of the provincial capital of Osmaniye. Rock reliefs are a prominent
The outcrop with the relief (left), in the background Amouda castle (Hemite Kalesi)
Hemite relief