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Orthostat relief: lion attacking a deer
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Limestone paint, Neo-Hittite, Hittite
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1943
Title: Orthostat relief: lion attacking a deer
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Limestone paint, Neo-Hittite, Hittite.
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