Urartian Mural Painting

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Carole Raddato
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published on 20 February 2018

Mural painting uncovered in the Urartian temple at Altıntepe. The painting is made of clay and plaster and features winged demons standing on either side of a sacred tree with plants, flowers and geometric motifs. 8th - 6th century BCE. (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara)

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Carole Raddato
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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Raddato, C. (2018, February 20). Urartian Mural Painting. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8165/urartian-mural-painting/

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Raddato, Carole. "Urartian Mural Painting." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 20, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8165/urartian-mural-painting/.

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