The inner face of the Sphinx Gate built in the 14th century BCE at Alacahöyük (the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement in central Turkey) was decorated with a double-headed eagle engraved as a low relief. The eagle holds rabbits in its claws. The legs of a goddess walking towards the city can be seen above the eagle.
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