The Statuette of God Teisheba is an Urartian (Kingdom of Van) bronze statuette made in the 8-7th century BC, found near Teishebaini (Karmir Blur) in 1941, depicting the Araratian (Urartian) god of storms and thunder Teisheba.[1][2] It is at the History Museum of Armenia, in Yerevan.[3] The statuette was found by Hripsime Janpoladyan who was the wife of the head of expedition Boris Piotrovsky.
| Statuette of God Teisheba | |
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| Year | 800-700 B.C. |
| Type | bronze |
| Location | History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan |
Description
editThe statuette looks like a young man who in full height stands on a foliate base. The man wears a gown on which there are characteristic ornaments of Urartian period: a quadrangle with a rosette in the centre, a belt on his waist, a fringed band over his shoulder. Hair of God Teisheba go down over his shoulders, on head he has a high headgear covered with horns, which represent the bull, the symbol of Teisheba. On the left hand of the statuette there is a battle-axe, and on the right hand a disc-shaped mace, his left arm is folded in the elbow.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Teisheba | Armenian god". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ Piotrovsky, Boris B. (1969). The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure. Cowles Book Co. ISBN 0-214-66793-6.
- ^ "Statuette of God Teisheba". historymuseum.am. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ A Glance from the Bronze Age. Yerevan, History Museum of Armenia, 2016, 160 pages