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title: Sam'al Lion
author: Hahaha
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11639/samal-lion/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sam'al Lion
_Authored by Hahaha_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11639.jpg)
## Image Caption
A lion-shaped statue made of dolerite, standing at 1.9 meters high, 2.9–3.05 meters long, and 0.85–0.9 meters wide. The lion come from Sam'al, modern Zincirli, dates between the 10th and 8th centuries BCE, and was located with another lion at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) gate. Now in the [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum, Berlin.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pergamonmuseum_Torloewen_03.jpg) by [**Hahaha**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pergamonmuseum_Torloewen_03.jpg). Submitted by [William Brown](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/willhartbrown/ "User Page: William Brown"), published on 28 December 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.