Aurochs glazed panel from the Ishtar Gate - Babylon 575 BC - Istanbul Archseological Museum
by Paul E Williams
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Aurochs glazed panel from the Ishtar Gate - Babylon 575 BC - Istanbul Archseological Museum
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Paul E Williams
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Photograph - Colour Photograph
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Aurochs relief pictures on glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the monumental gate joined the inner & outer walls of Babylon it was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
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