Double-Headed Eagle Stupa

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by Muhammad Bin Naveed
published on 26 June 2015

Double-Headed Eagle Stupa — Front view of the double-headed eagle stupa shrine at Sirkap, Taxila. Dated 30 BCE – 80 CE from the Scytho-Parhian era. It is presumed that the Scythians brought in this most probably Babylonian symbol with them from the West.

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Naveed, M. B. (2015, June 26). Double-Headed Eagle Stupa. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3963/

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