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This monument built in Sıhhiye in 1974 is the replica of 24 cm long ceremonial object unearthed during the Alacahöyük excavations and currently on display at the Museum of the Anatolian Civilizations. This statue known as the symbol of the Hittites actually belongs to Hatties who are Anatolian indigenous people that lived in the Bronze Age (second half of 3rd century B.C.) The Hatties developed the animal figured god cult and adopted especially the bull as an important symbol. The unity of the bull and sky-sun bust is believed to be symbolizing the greatest God of Sky.