Urartian rock reliefs
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Urartian rock reliefs are ancient carved stone panels created by the Kingdom of Urartu, depicting deities, kings, and religious or royal scenes on cliffs and rock faces across the Armenian Highlands and surrounding regions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Near Eastern art
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ monumental sculpture ⓘ rock relief ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Urartian kingship ideology
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Urartian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carvingTechnique | bas-relief ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
erosion
ⓘ
vandalism ⓘ weathering ⓘ |
| creator | Kingdom of Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Urartian deities
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Urartian kings ⓘ religious scenes ⓘ royal scenes ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | 19th-century European explorers ⓘ |
| endTime | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
boundary marker
ⓘ
record of royal achievements ⓘ votive monument ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
processions of worshippers
ⓘ
sacred symbols ⓘ standing king before deity ⓘ |
| influenced | later Armenian rock carvings ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Assyrian rock reliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Urartian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armenian Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Van region NERFINISHED ⓘ modern-day Armenia ⓘ modern-day Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ modern-day Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
cliffs
ⓘ
rock faces ⓘ |
| madeOf | rock face ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Urartian monumental art ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Near Eastern archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of military campaigns
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religious display ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ territorial claims ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Urartian cuneiform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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