FAH206H1 Lecture Notes - Messara Plain, Alalakh, Lion Gate
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Lion gate at hattusha-the south western entrance of the upper city of hattusha is the lion gate, named for the two matched lions carved from two arched stones. When the gate was in use, during the hittite. Empire period between 1343-1200 bc, the stones arched in a parabola, with towers on either side, a magnificent and daunting image. Lions were apparently of symbolic importance to the hittite civilization, and images of them can be found at many hittite sites (and indeed throughout the near east), including the. Hittite sites of aleppo, carchemish and tell atchana. The image most often associated with hittites is the sphinx, combining a lion"s body with an eagle"s wings and a human head and chest. Phaistos is one of the most important archaeological sites in crete, with many thousands of visitors annually.
