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title: Aurochs from Ishtar gate
author: A.K.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/738/aurochs-from-ishtar-gate/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Aurochs from Ishtar gate
_Authored by [A.K.](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kalamchi75/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/738.jpg)
## Image Caption
Aurochs from [Ishtar Gate](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ishtar_Gate/) at [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), constructed in about 575 BCE by order of King [Nebuchadnezzar II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nebuchadnezzar_II/). On display in Istanbul [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) Museum in Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).
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