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A colossal basalt lion statue found at the Ain Dara Temple near Aleppo, Syria. This statues dates c. 10th to 8th century BCE, and it was discovered in 1955.
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Cridland, V. (2012, April 26). Syrian Lion Statue. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/247/syrian-lion-statue/
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Cridland, Verity. "Syrian Lion Statue." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/247/syrian-lion-statue/.
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Cridland, Verity. "Syrian Lion Statue." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012. Web. 16 Oct 2021.