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Ivory figure of a griffin-headed demon, from Altıntepe, an Urartian fortress and temple located in eastern Anatolia, 8-7th BCE. (Museum of Anatolian Civilisation, Ankara, Turkey)
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Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.
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APA Style
Raddato, C. (2018, February 20). Urartian Winged Demon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8164/urartian-winged-demon/
Chicago Style
Raddato, Carole. "Urartian Winged Demon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 20, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8164/urartian-winged-demon/.
MLA Style
Raddato, Carole. "Urartian Winged Demon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Feb 2018. Web. 25 Mar 2023.
