Late Hittite (Aramaean) basalt relief sculptures of a winged lion and male with axe from 9th century BC, Samal, Zincirli Höyük

Late Hittite (Aramaean) basalt relief sculptures from 9th century BC, excavated from the west side of the citadel gate of Sam’al (Hittite: Yadiya) located at Zincirli Höyük in the Taurus Mountains of Gaziantep Province in Turkey. Artifacts : (left) a winged lion Inv. No. 7706; (right) male with axe (probaby storm god Teshub) Inv. No. 7727. Sam'al was the capital of a Neo-Hittite/Aramaen kingdom of the region from about 10th century to 7th century BC.135 film (36×24 mm