This is a front view of the face of the lion in the previous photo. The lions in Assyria would have been Asian lions, a few of which can be seen in the London Zoo.
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Face of colossal guardian lion, around 865 - 860 BC, Nimrud, temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi This is a front view of the face of the lion in the previous photo. The lions in Assyria would have been Asian lions, a few of which can be seen in the London Zoo. |