Illustration
Reconstruction of an Urartian tripod stand used for burning incense and for illumination. It is decorated with lions made of ivory, 8th century BCE. From Altintepe, an Urartian fortress and temple site located in eastern Anatolia overlooking the Euphrates River.
(Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara)
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