Ishtar Gate, Dragon of Marduk
Date:
c. 604 BC
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
65 3/4 × 45 1/2 inches (167.01 × 115.57 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
Object number:
31.25
Molded bricks forming the image of a fantastic dragon. It has a snake head, lion body and forefeet, and the hind feet and claws of a eagle. The background is cobalt blue, the animal is yellow with a turquoise-green mane.
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