Portrayings of Humans on the Belts of Urartu

Among the centuries 9th-6th bc. urartu empire whose centre is constitued by lake van basin and its surroundings,took her place among the anotolian civilizations with her centralized political authority, cultural unity and wealth. the geography on which this civilization was founded, formerly hosted many civilizations, too. urartu empire which stayed on the scene of history about 300 years.in this process, made many innovations and produce original works in the fi eld of art. among the uniqe art product, the belts, which today spread various museum and special collections, are important with their rich ornamentation and scenes. the stylistic and iconografi c features of these ornamentation and scenes,which were performed pleasurely by the artists of urartu, provide opportunity to understand better the art of painting of urartu. on the belts, the scenes, which presented diversity from fantastic creatures to naturalistic imagery, have been seen.in this study we will handle the portrayings of human which we encounter frequently on these belts and make evaluations about them.