Caption

Bronze lionweight from the palace of the Assyrian King Sargon II in present-day Iraq. The figure served as a standardized trade weight in ancient times. The large ring on the lion's back served as a practical handle to lift and transport the massive weight, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical

Date

Jul 20, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H28_321

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

100.6Mb (33.5Mb) / 25.0in x 15.6in / 7512 x 4680 (300dpi)

Keywords

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