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2,800-year-old cauldron to be displayed in Van museum
2,800-year-old cauldron to be displayed in Van museum
An ancient cauldron dating back 2,800 years will be exhibited in a museum in Turkey’s eastern Van province.
The cauldron belongs to an ancient Urartu civilization and is known to be one of their four pots used for religious purposes. Seized in an operation against smugglers in southeastern Şanlıurfa province two years ago, the cauldron will be exhibited in Van Museum after the restoration.
Two of other three pots are exhibited in Germany, while the remaining one is in Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Turkey’s capital Ankara.
Urartians who reigned over a large part of the Lake Van Basin were the masters of metal and used the cauldrons with bull and siren decorations in the animal sacrifice rituals, Museum Director Erol Uslu told state-run Anadolu Agency.
"This piece is unique in our museum," Uslu said, adding: "With the cauldron, Van Museum now has a richer collection of the Urartian artifacts."
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