Two of the Urartian gods holding an unknown object. The plates were decorations for other items and were found at Rusahinili, an ancient Urartian fortress in Turkey.
Winged deity, Nimrud:
A fascinating people:
http://www.messagetoeagle.com/urartu.php#.Ve3LvRFREjI
http://www.noahsarksearch.com/urartu.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urartu
http://www.ancientanatolia.com/historical/urartian_period.htm
http://www.armenian-history.com/Nyuter/HISTORY/ArmeniaBC/Urartu/kingdom_of_urartu.htm
Two of the Urartian gods holding an unknown object. The plates were decorations for other items and were found at Rusahinili, an ancient Urartian fortress in Turkey.
Winged deity, Nimrud: