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Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Istanbul >> Museums - Müzeler >> Istanbul Ancient Orient Museum > Istanbul dec 2007 1059.jpg
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11-DEC-2006

Istanbul dec 2007 1059.jpg

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A banquet scene, 9th century BC. From Maraş.

Both personages wear a polos-like hat and hold a pomegranate in one hand. The left personage raises a drinking cup; the right one has a mirror and shows all the characteristics of the goddess Kubaba. The scene is possibly a ritual banquet of two deities. Neo-Hittite sculpture, traditional style.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.

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