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One of a pair of lions which once stood at the gate of the ancient Sumerian city of Eridu (Tell Abu Shahrain) to guard the city's entrance. The lion was carved from black basalt. From Eridu, Southern Mesopotamia, in modern-day Iraq. Mid-3rd millennium BCE.
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, April 08). Lion Statue from Eridu. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10394/lion-statue-from-eridu/
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