Mesopotamian Lion - Toronto, Ontario - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

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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Your impression of the sculpture?: Where is this sculpture?: 100 Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 2C6 Sculptors Name: unknown Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed Website for sculpture?: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   01/17/2015 Bon Echo visited it 05/31/2012 Metro2 visited it

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