Aurochs from the Ishtar Gate

c. 575 BC · Babylon

Aurochs from the Ishtar Gate, from Babylonia, dated c. 575 BC. It was found at Babylon. Today it is kept at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.

Date

c. 575 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Babylon

Where it is today

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

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