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Ivory figure of a griffin-headed demon, Urartian, from Toprakkale in eastern Anatolia, 8th - 7th BCE. This figure may have been part of a throne, since griffin-headed demons were protective deities. Toprakkale had a fortified citadel with a major temple of the god Haldi. Urartu disappeared before 600 BCE, possibly destroyed by horse-born Scythians. ANE, 118951.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART201923
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2797px × 4000px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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8th century BCE
Demon
Griffin
Ivory
Kaunakes, robe, Akkadian
Protection