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title: Double-Headed Eagle Stupa
author: Muhammad Bin Naveed
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3963/double-headed-eagle-stupa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2015-06-26
---

# Double-Headed Eagle Stupa

_Authored by [Muhammad Bin Naveed](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/mbnaveed15/)_

## Image File

[![Double-Headed Eagle Stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3963.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3963.jpg)

## Image Caption

Front view of the double-headed eagle [stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/stupa/) shrine at Sirkap, [Taxila](https://www.worldhistory.org/taxila/). Dated 30 BCE – 80 CE from the Scytho-Parhian era. It is presumed that the [Scythians](https://www.worldhistory.org/Scythians/) brought in this most probably Babylonian symbol with them from the West.

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## About the Author

Architect with a passion for Archaeology from Pakistan. Doing what I can to spread knowledge through this wonderful platform.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbnav)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Naveed, M. B. (2015, June 26). Double-Headed Eagle Stupa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3963/double-headed-eagle-stupa/>
### Chicago
Naveed, Muhammad Bin. "Double-Headed Eagle Stupa." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 26, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3963/double-headed-eagle-stupa/>.
### MLA
Naveed, Muhammad Bin. "Double-Headed Eagle Stupa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jun 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3963/double-headed-eagle-stupa/>.

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