Statue of Arslantepe
The statue of Arslantepe is a 3.80 meter high limestone statue that was found on the settlement hill of Arslantepe near Malatya (Eastern Turkey). It dates to around 725 BC. BC and can be seen today in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara .
It is the representation of a ruler of the neo-Hittite empire Melid . With his left hand he has grabbed a corner of his robe while he is holding a mug with his right hand. His hairstyle, beard and face, in particular, show Assyrian influences in the way he is depicted . The curly hair is held together by a tiara and ends at shoulder level. In contrast, the garment corresponds to typical late Hittite works.
literature
- Winfried Orthmann : Hittite round sculpture. In: Winfried Orthmann (Ed.): The Old Orient (= Propylaea Art History . Vol. 18). Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1975, pp. 419-426, here pp. 425-426
Individual evidence
- ^ Winfried Orthmann: Investigations on late Hittite art. (= Saarbrücker Contributions to Antiquity, Vol. 8) Habelt, Bonn 1971, ISBN 978-3774911222 , p. 292