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title: Urartian Ivory Demon
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9534/urartian-ivory-demon/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Urartian Ivory Demon

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

## Image File

[![Urartian Ivory Demon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9534.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9534.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a griffin-headed demon of white ivory. Both arms are raised (the right is lost), probably to support a throne. From Toprakkale, Eastern [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). Urartian, 8th to 7th century BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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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. (2018, November 28). Urartian Ivory Demon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9534/urartian-ivory-demon/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Urartian Ivory Demon." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 28, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9534/urartian-ivory-demon/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Urartian Ivory Demon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9534/urartian-ivory-demon/>.

## License & Copyright

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