Sujet

Fragment of baked clay brick, moulded and unglazed

Légende

Fragment of baked clay brick, moulded and unglazed, with a mushussu-dragon's head in relief. Reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (630-562 BC). Neo-Babylonian Empire or Chaldean Empire. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Date

09 avr. 2008

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A73_400

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

32,8Mo (1,4Mo) / 38,0cm x 21,7cm / 4488 x 2558 (300dpi)

Mots clés

symbol 6th century BC 7th century BC Akkadian Asia Babylon Babylonians Chaldean France Louvre Museum Mesopotamian Nebuchadmezzar II Neo-Babylonian Paris Terracotta ancient ancient age animal antiquity clay creature dragon fired clay history mushkhushshu mythology relief sacred animal sculpture serpent snake stone symbol