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title: Lion from Ishtar Gate
author: Mina Bulic
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3621/lion-from-ishtar-gate/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lion from Ishtar Gate

_Authored by [Mina Bulic](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/mali.smor/)_

## Image File

[![Lion from Ishtar Gate](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3621.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3621.jpg)

## Image Caption

Detail from the [Ishtar Gate](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ishtar_Gate/) of [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), built in 6th century BCE by king [Nebuchadnezzar II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nebuchadnezzar_II/); part of the Gate is now reconstructed in [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum in Berlin.

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## About the Author

Mina is a pan-European lover of photography and art history: She has lived in Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, and Germany.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bulic, M. (2015, February 04). Lion from Ishtar Gate. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3621/lion-from-ishtar-gate/>
### Chicago
Bulic, Mina. "Lion from Ishtar Gate." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 04, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3621/lion-from-ishtar-gate/>.
### MLA
Bulic, Mina. "Lion from Ishtar Gate." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Feb 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3621/lion-from-ishtar-gate/>.

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