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Panel with a striding lion from Babylon
- Material
- Ceramic, glaze
- Dimensions
- 39 1/4 × 90 3/4 in. (99.7 × 230.5 cm)
- Date as given by the source
- ca. 604-562 BCE
- Record number
- 31.13.2
- Held by
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Object · ca. 604-562 BCE
Panel with a striding lion from Babylon
A panel of glazed bricks with a striding lion, dated by the museum ca. 604-562 BCE, the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II. According to the record, such lions lined Babylon's Processional Way north of the Ishtar Gate; the exact position of this panel is not stated.
- Region
- Mesopotamia
- Material
- Ceramic, glaze
- Held by
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York