Babylon Gate Lion - Ishtar
From the Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient.
Circa 575 BC. Eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon known as the Ishtar gate – Darwaza D’Ishtar in Assyrian.
A range of these glazed tile that the istanbul Museum of Archaeology house includes dragons and bulls (aurochs).
Babylon Gate Lion - Ishtar belongs to the following groups:
Animal Kingdom, Art of the Middle East, Blast from the Past, Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale asT-Shirts
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