Ishtar Gate, Babylon: head of guardian lion, sacred to the goddess Ishtar; detail of figure from processional way

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Record Details

Title: Ishtar Gate, Babylon: head of guardian lion, sacred to the goddess Ishtar; detail of figure from processional way
Main Entry: Neo-Babylonian
Medium: molded and glazed polychrome bricks
Location 1: Museum of Oriental Antiquities,
Location 2: Istanbul, Turkey
ID: NE090
Photo Date: May 1998
Major Division: Ancient
Chronology/Culture: Near East

Technical Details

Collection: Art Images for College Teaching
Image Size: 3015 x 2023
File Size: 312 KB
Record: NE090
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict/x-ne090/ne090

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Full citation: "Ishtar Gate, Babylon: head of guardian lion, sacred to the goddess Ishtar; detail of figure from processional way." In the digital collection Art Images for College Teaching. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict/x-ne090/ne090. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2025.