Lions of the Processional Way

c. 575 BC · Babylon

Some 120 glazed-brick lions lined the road to the Ishtar Gate, and the gate itself was rebuilt in Berlin.

Date

c. 575 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Babylon

Where it is today

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

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