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.
Hüseyindede vases
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The Hüseyindede vases are Early Hittite vases decorated with reliefs, which were found in excavations at Hüseyindede Tepe near Yörüklü in the Turkish province of Çorum. There are fragments of four vas
Vase A
Vase B
Bulls' heads on the upper lip
above: Lyre-player, worshipper, altar and seated god; below: a bull.