Banquet scene from Maraş

Illustration

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 04 March 2015

This basalt stela depicts a banquet scene and was found in Maraş (modern-day Kahramanmaraş, Turkey). Late Hittite period, 9th century BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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