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Lion's Gate at Mycenae
The famous Lion's Gate in the ruins of Mycenae.
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Rampant Lion, Konarak Temple
This is a sculpture found in the Konarak Sun Temple, Odisha state, India. It shows a rampant lion standing upon a crouching elephant, the whole sculpture being supported on a pedestal. Though covered with plaster, the original colour of the...
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Assyrian Lion Hunt Relief, Nineveh
Gypsum wall relief depicting the typical royal hunting of lions, part of a longer sequence. The king, Ashurbanipal II, thrusts a spear onto a leaping and furious lion. Behind him, an Elamite squire assists him. Partially appearing on the...
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Syrian Lion Statue
A colossal basalt lion statue from the Ain Dara Temple near Aleppo, Syria, found in 1955, dating to the 10th-8th century BCE.
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Calligraphic Depiction of Ali as a Lion
Shiite calligraphy depicting Caliph Ali (r. 656-661 CE) as the Lion of God.
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Delos Lion Sculpture
A lion sculpture in marble from the island of Delos in the Greek Cyclades, 7th century BCE (this is a replica as the originals are now in the museum of Delos). Orignally nine or even as many as 16 lions lined an avenue in the sanctuary complex...
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Ashurnasirpal II Lion Hunting
Gypsum wall relief depicting a classical Assyrian lion-hunting scene. The striking feature is that the king wears a diadem with a rosette on it, instead of the typical conical headcap of the Assyrian kings. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud...
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Lion of Amphipolis
The Lion of Amphipolis, the monument to Laomedon of Mytilene, one of Alexander the Great's generals.
Erected: Late 4th century BCE
Location: Amphipolis, Macedonia, Greece
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Lion's Head from the Temple of Ninhursag
Copper alloy head of a lion or cub, which may have acted as a guardian at the entrance to the Temple of Ninhursag at Tell Al-Ubaid, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Early Dynastic Period, c. 2500 BCE.
The British Museum, London.
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Basalt Lion of Babylon (Statue)
The Lion of Babylon (أسد بابل), a stone sculpture found in the ancient city of Babylon, modern-day Iraq in 1876. It may have been built by either Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE) or the Hittites (notice the absence of "eagle's wings"). Photograph...