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Ivory-openwork Panel with a Sphinx Striding through Lotus Flowers
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Sphinxes are among the most ubiquitous images on Iron Age Levantine ivories. The sphinx combines the features of several animals; it has the head of a human, the wings of an eagle, and the body of a…

Places:

Samaria, Land of Israel (Samaria, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Animals, Monarchy, Dress, Architecture

Categories:

Decorative arts, Architecture
Ivory panel of lion with claws and teeth gripping bull in partial rectangular frame.
Ishtar Gate and Processional Avenue
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Ishtar Gate and processional avenue, Babylon. This scale model in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin shows the splendor of the city in the days of the prophet—or prophets—whose words are preserved in…

Places:

Babylon, Babylonia (Babylon, Iraq)

Date:

605 BCE–562 BCE

Subjects:

Cities, Animals, Monarchy, Architecture, Sculpture

Categories:

Sculpture, Architecture
Model of temple and long avenue lined with small uniform buildings.