Mesopotamian Lion - Toronto, Ontario
Posted by: Metro2
N 43° 40.070 W 079° 23.643
17T E 629472 N 4836233
This ancient lion is on display in Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum.
Waymark Code: WMEZGB
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/28/2012
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Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has a huge collection of artistic, scientific and cultural artifacts including this relief lion. The placard accompanying the piece informs us:
"Brick wall relief of a lion
Central Mesopotamia (Iraq), glazed earthenware
Neo-Babylonian dynasty, c. 600 BC
This is one of many striding lions which decorated the walls in the
ceremonial hall in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar II."
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