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title: Lion's Head from the Processional Street, Babylonia
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2106/lions-head-from-the-processional-street-babylonia/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lion's Head from the Processional Street, Babylonia

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Lion's Head from the Processional Street, Babylonia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2106.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2106.jpg)

## Image Caption

A close-up view of a lion's head work relief which decorates the processional street (from [Marduk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marduk/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) to the [Ishtar Gate](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ishtar_Gate/) and Akitu Temple). It was made of glazed terracotta bricks. Reign of [Nebuchadnezzar II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nebuchadnezzar_II/), 604-562 BCE, [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Housed by the Istanbul Archeological Museum, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2013, October 14). Lion's Head from the Processional Street, Babylonia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2106/lions-head-from-the-processional-street-babylonia/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lion's Head from the Processional Street, Babylonia." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 14, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2106/lions-head-from-the-processional-street-babylonia/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lion's Head from the Processional Street, Babylonia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Oct 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2106/lions-head-from-the-processional-street-babylonia/>.

## License & Copyright

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