Title

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.

Date

604th century BC

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B67_104

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,2Mb) / 14,0in x 13,9in / 4193 x 4160 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal building buildings religious wall stone arts carving religion lion sculpture art castle color colour defence bull relief sacred fortification deity God dragon gate mosaic location procession battlements concept mythology mould goddess frieze mythical creature polychrome CM Dixon Assyria Assyrian Babylon glazed brick Ishtar Mesopotamia Mesopotamian mythical beast blessed Unknown Nebuchadnezzar II Nebuchadrezzar II Nebuchadnezzar II CM Dixon