essay
The reclining human-faced bison sculpture from Area SS
Excavations at Tell Brak • 2 • Published In 2001 • Pages: 257-263
By: Hansen, Donald P..
Abstract
Hansen describes the human-faced bison sculpture from the SS closure deposit. The sculpture is of a mythological creature known as the KUSARIKKU that was associated with the rising sun god. Hansen compares the iconography of this sculpture with earlier, contemporary, and later works.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2008
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 4250 BP-4100 BP (2250 BC-2100 BC)
- Coverage Place
- Tell Brak, Syria
- Notes
- Donald P. Hansen
- For bibliographical references see document 13: Oates
- LCCN
- 00303945
- LCSH
- Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian/Excavations (Archaeology) Iraq/Mitanni (Ancient kingdom)/Dayr al-Zawr (Syria) Antiquities