Seated Goddess with a Child, Hittite Empire, 13th century B.C.E, Central Anatolia @metmuseumThis is
Seated Goddess with a Child, Hittite Empire, 13th century B.C.E, Central Anatolia @metmuseumThis is a tiny (4.3 cm) ornament that was probably worn around the neck as an amulet. According to the Met’s website these small gold figures with loops that were also found in Mesopotamia, Iran, the Levant and Egypt were probably portable representation of gods. She may be the sun goddess, Arinna, due to her disklike headdress which would probaby represent the sun. Her chair has lion paws on the sides. Anatolia must have had a bevy of lions since the mother goddesses are usually represented accompanied with them. The child sitting on her lap was cast separately and then attached. ** metmuseum.org -- source link
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