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Babylonian lion passant-AO 21118  wikidata:Q83868465 reasonator:Q83868465
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Title
Babylonian lion passant-AO 21118
label QS:Len,"Babylonian lion passant-AO 21118"
label QS:Len-gb,"Babylonian lion passant-AO 21118"
label QS:Lfr,"lion passant babylonien-AO 21118"
Object type bas-relief / archaeological artefact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Passing lion, brick panel from the Procession Way which ran from the Marduk temple to the Ishtar Gate and the Akitu Temple. Glazed terracotta, reign of Nebuchadrezzar II (605 BC–562 BC), Babylon (Iraq).
Français : Lion passant, panneau en terre cuite glaçurée du règne de Nabuchodonosor II (605-562 av. J.-C.). Il décorait la Voie processionnelle de Babylone (Iraq), qui partait du temple de Mardouk pour arriver au temple de l'Akitu, en passant par la Porte d'Ishtar.
Date between 604 and 562 BC
date QS:P,-0500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-0604-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-0562-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium brick and terracotta Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions length: 227 cm (89.3 in) Edit this at Wikidata; height: 105 cm (41.3 in) Edit this at Wikidata; thickness: 12 cm (4.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2043,+227U174728
dimensions QS:P2048,+105U174728
dimensions QS:P2610,+12U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
AO 21118
Accession number
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 6
Place of creation Babylon Edit this at Wikidata
Credit line Deposit of the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin, 1936
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010145844 Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
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current18:42, 11 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:42, 11 June 20062,640 × 1,220 (2.64 MB)Jastrowmore contrast
18:36, 11 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:36, 11 June 20062,640 × 1,220 (2.43 MB)Jastrow{{Louvre-ext |Unknown |Passing lion, brick panel from the Procession Way which ran from the Marduk temple to the Ishtar Gate and the Akitu Temple. Glazed terracotta, reign of Nebuchadrezzar II (605 BC–562 BC), Babylon (Iraq). |Unspecified |Deposit of th

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