THE KARAHASAN BRONZE URARTIAN BELT IN THE ADANA REGIONAL MUSEUM

Öz This belt, purehased by the Adana Regional Museuın, has joined one of the important colleetions of Ürartian artifacts in the world and deserves its own place among publications concerniiıg Ürartian beltsK It was found by local peasants in a small Ürartian castle about lOkms. South of Malazgirt, near Karabasan village, on the road fronı Malazgirt to Adilcevaz, and brought to the ınuseum in 3 pieces. İt is 13 cin. wide, and the Icft piece is 12,5 cni. long, and between this piece and the large Central piece there are perhap.s about 15 cms. ınissing. The large Central piece is 44 cins. long. Apparently the next piece - tvhich is 11,5 cm. long, and has a loop type buckIe attachcd -is the extension of the right hand end of the Central piece. This belt was probablv about 85 cm. long overall.
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THE KARAHASAN, BRONZE, MUSEUM

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