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title: Syrian Lion Statue
author: Verity Cridland
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/247/syrian-lion-statue/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-09-23
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# Syrian Lion Statue

_Authored by Verity Cridland_

## Image File

[![Syrian Lion Statue](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/247.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/247.jpg)

## Image Caption

A colossal basalt lion statue from the Ain Dara [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) near Aleppo, [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/), found in 1955, dating to the 10th-8th century BCE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cridland, V. (2012, April 26). Syrian Lion Statue. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/247/syrian-lion-statue/>
### Chicago
Cridland, Verity. "Syrian Lion Statue." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/247/syrian-lion-statue/>.
### MLA
Cridland, Verity. "Syrian Lion Statue." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/247/syrian-lion-statue/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ain_Dara.jpg) by [**Verity Cridland**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ain_Dara.jpg). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. 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.