Lion of Babylon (Iraq)
Lion of Babylon (now Iraq), carved from basalt. The lion was the symbol of the goddess Ishtar -- the lion's back has an indentation for a saddle upon which the goddess Ishtar would stand
Picture No
10909817
Media ID
46138409
Size
5200px x 3275px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / John Massey Stewart Collection
Source
Postcard in the John Massey Stewart Collection
Date
BCE
