A frieze depicting a Cockerel from a tomb at Xanthos in Lycia Turkey dates to between 470 and 460 BC. It was a Lycian tradition to sacrifice cockerels and make other sacrificial offerings to the deceased, particularly heroes of the time who had elaboarate tombs constructed for their burial.
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A frieze depicting a Cockerel from a tomb at Xanthos in Lycia Turkey dates to between 470 and 460 BC. It was a Lycian tradition to sacrifice cockerels and make other sacrificial offerings to the deceased, particularly heroes of the time who had elaboarate tombs constructed for their burial.
Photo ID: 003782
Author: David Tipling / Birdphoto.co.uk
David Tipling / Birdphoto.co.uk
Photo size: 18.3 Mpixels (52.4 MB uncompressed) - 5100x3593 pixels (17x12 in / 43.2x30.4 cm at 300 ppi)