Lion Gate (Boghazkoy, Turkey), c.1400 BCE, limestone.

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Lion Gate (Boghazkoy, Turkey), c.1400 BCE, limestone

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Lion Gate (Boghazkoy, Turkey), c.1400 BCE, limestone

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Assyrian Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II (Khorsabad, Iraq) c. 720

BCE

Reputation of the Assyrians/ royal citadel of Sargon II/ lamassu/ sculptor’s viewpoints

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Assyrian reliefs from the palace of

Ashurbanipal (Ninevah, Iraq)

c. 650 BCE

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depiction of a wild beast/ bas relief

carving/ demonstration of the king’s power

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Dying Lioness, Assyrian relief from the Palace of Ashurbanipal (Ninevah,

Iraq) c. 650 BCE

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Historical and current range of the Lion (Time 8/23/04)

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Top: Relief of Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions (Nimrud, Iraq)

c. 850 BCEBelow:

Drawing of the citadel and

palace complex of Sargon II

(Khorsabad, Iraq)

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Ishtar Gate (Babylon, Iraq),

c. 575 BCE

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Neo-Babylonian Period/ King Nebuchadnezzar/ Ishtar and Tammuz/ bulls, lions, and the

mususu/ the “hanging gardens”

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Royal Audience Hall (apadana) at Persepolis of Darius I (Iran), c. 500 BCE

Darius III and Alexander the Great/ elevation of platform/ apadana with bull capitals/

loose groupings of buildings/ satrapies

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Reliefs at Persepolis

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Reliefs at Persepolis

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Left: Layout of Persepolis Below: Bull Capital from the royal audience hall of the

palace of Artaxerxes II (Susa) c. 375 BCE

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Persian Rhyton with forepart of a winged lion, 5th century BCE

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Left: Head of a Sasanian king (Shapur

II?) c. 350 CE (AD), silver with mercury

gildingBelow: Palace of

Shapur I (Ctesiphon, Iraq),

c. 250 CE