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Sculpted relief illustrating the sporting exploits of the last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, North Palace, room C, panel 20-22, Nineveh, modern-day northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of King Ashurbanipal, 668-631 BCE. In ancient...

This terracotta figurine of Cybele depicts her seated on a throne with a lion on her lap. She wears a mural crown which symbolises her patronage over the city and its defensive walls. A patera (libation-bowl) and tympanon (hand-drum) are...

A gold rhyton in the form of a lion's head. From Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

The Lion of Babylon statue. Basalt. Neo-Babylonian period, reign of king Nebuchadnezzar, 605-562 BCE. Babylon, modern Babel Governorate, Iraq.

A close-up view of a lion's head work relief which decorates the processional street (from Marduk temple to the Ishtar Gate and Akitu Temple). It was made of glazed terracotta bricks. Reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604-562 BCE, Babylon, Mesopotamia...

In India, the lion is known as the Lord of Beasts and has royal associations. This marble white panel is an architectural figure from the base of an Indian temple. From India, 11th century CE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

General view of the Lion of Babylon statue. The surrounding area and the pedestal underwent a renovation work recently. The statue itself underwent no changes. The work has been completed by now and the ribbon has been removed, thereafter...

A lion-shaped sima - the gutter which collected rainwater from the roof of a temple, often containing decorative spouts at regular intervals. (National Archaeological Museum Athens)

Ivory head of a lion, part of the so-called "Nimrud Ivories" that decorated chariots, high-status furniture, and horse trappings. They were covered with thin gold leaf or ornamented with semiprecious stones. From Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) northern...

This object is an ivory furniture inlay depicting a crouching lion. It was excavated from Samaria and dates to the Iron Age II (9th–8th century BCE). It has a height of 3.7 cm and a length of 6.4 cm. (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) ©The...