How was the Hittite hunting god portrayed on monuments and seals?

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On Hittite monuments and seals, the hunting god is consistently portrayed as a figure standing upon a stag, which served as his sacred animal. In his hands, he is depicted holding a bird and a hare.1

This deity is frequently identified in texts by the logogram KAL, which is associated with names such as Kurunda, Tuwata, or Runda. His appearance on these artifacts is part of a broader system of iconography that distinguished various deities through their specific actions, weapons, and attendant animals.12