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title: Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7158/lion-hunting-scene-from-sakcagozu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7158.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7158.jpg)

## Image Caption

This basalt [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief depicts a lion-hunting scene. The soldier in front of the lion as well as the horse wear a body armor. The archer standing on the [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) is probably the ruler and is protected by the winged sun-disc above his head. Circa 750 BCE. From a ruin of a [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Sakçagözü, Gaziantep, modern-day Southern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). ([Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum, Berlin)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 01). Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7158/lion-hunting-scene-from-sakcagozu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 01, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7158/lion-hunting-scene-from-sakcagozu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lion-hunting Scene from Sakçagözü." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7158/lion-hunting-scene-from-sakcagozu/>.

## License & Copyright

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