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title: Hittite relief of a Winged Lion-Headed Demon at Yazilikaya
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10372/hittite-relief-of-a-winged-lion-headed-demon-at-ya/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hittite relief of a Winged Lion-Headed Demon at Yazilikaya

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Hittite relief of a Winged Lion-Headed Demon at Yazilikaya](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10372.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10372.jpg)

## Image Caption

Entrance to Chamber B of the Yazilikaya [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) Rock Sanctuary near Hattusa (13th century BCE) with a relief of a winged, lion-headed demon.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, April 04). Hittite relief of a Winged Lion-Headed Demon at Yazilikaya. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10372/hittite-relief-of-a-winged-lion-headed-demon-at-ya/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Hittite relief of a Winged Lion-Headed Demon at Yazilikaya." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 04, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10372/hittite-relief-of-a-winged-lion-headed-demon-at-ya/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Hittite relief of a Winged Lion-Headed Demon at Yazilikaya." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10372/hittite-relief-of-a-winged-lion-headed-demon-at-ya/>.

## License & Copyright

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