Légende

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

20 juil. 2026

Crédit

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Notre référence

BRK26H28_321

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Libre de droits

Format disponible

100.6Mo (33.5Mo) / 63.6cm x 39.6cm / 7512 x 4680 (300dpi)

Mots clés

no people black weight huge bronze metal old-fashioned obsolete date handle building history drawing king transport trade endangered specie accurate back Feliformia Predator wild animal animal Asia classic illustration depiction round Lion antiquity historic figure tourist attraction big old restored ring contemporary nostalgia drawn retro Mammal Middle East Iraq file authentic woodcut restoration useful former Western Asia nostalgic Endangered animal vintage sketch ancient printing method travel photography natural environment replication Big cat 19th century Historic illustration Palace complex Assyrian Wood engraving Handle Lionweight Trade weight deserted giant oldfashioned outdated structure transportation threatened species precise animal of prey animals in the wild classical representation ancient times historical piece place of interest large Retro style Mammalian Near East real xylograph reconstruction convenient Southwest Asia habitat nineteenth century Historical illustration palace nobody gigantic old fashioned antiquated construction IUCN exact predatory animal Wildlife character Famous Place great realistic woodprint suitable antique natural habitat reproduction 1900s enormous outmoded out of date genuine practical replica massive copy weights metals dates handles buildings drawings kings transports trades endangered species backs Feliformias wild animals animals illustrations depictions Lions Altertum figures tourist attractions rings Mammals transporting files woodcuts restorations formerly Endangered animals printing methods natural environments Big cats 19th-century Historic illustrations classically historically pieces places of interest Mammalians reconstructions Historical illustrations palaces constructions predatory animals Famous Places replicas no one on black royal felid Felidae depicting historical image history image history images figurine sight landmark tourist landmark oldest Mid East Mideast restoration work West Asia vintage-styled beast of prey beasts of prey representing Southwestern Asia tourist spot