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Lion-Columned Pathway, Kanchipuram
Image by Anantha Krishnan

Lion-Columned Pathway, Kanchipuram

Covered pathway dotted with lion-pillars, Vaikuntanathaperumal Temple, Kanchipuram, India. 755-790 CE.
Akbar with a Lion and a Calf
Image by Metropolitan Museum of Art

Akbar with a Lion and a Calf

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album Painting by Govardhan Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50 This portrait of Akbar from the Shah Jahan album by Govardhan depicts a lion and a calf...
Ruins of the Lion Temple in Jaffa
Image by James Blake Wiener

Ruins of the Lion Temple in Jaffa

The Lion Temple, located in present-day Jaffa, Israel, got its name from a lioness' skull that was found within it. This skull was apparently used in a ritual performed here at the time of the ancient Canaanites and from an altar that served...
Lion of Babylon [Detail]
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Lion of Babylon [Detail]

Detail of glazed tiles depicting a lion, from the gates of ancient Babylon (modern-day Iraq). The lion is the symbol of Babylon, and represents Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, love and war. Meant not only to symbolise Babylon, but to...
Lion Hunt Pebble Mosaic from Pella
Image by Carole Raddato

Lion Hunt Pebble Mosaic from Pella

Pebble mosaic floor from the "House of Dionysos" at Pella (Macedonia, Greece) with a scene of a lion hunt. Last quarter of the 4th century BCE. (Pella, Archaeological Museum). The composition depicts the moment when the two huntsmen, one...
Lion from Ishtar Gate
Image by Mina Bulic

Lion from Ishtar Gate

Detail from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, built in 6th century BCE by king Nebuchadnezzar II; part of the Gate is now reconstructed in Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
Tomb of the Lion of Kuza, Hegra
Image by Carole Raddato

Tomb of the Lion of Kuza, Hegra

The Tomb of the Lion of Kuza (Qasr al-Farid) is a 1st-century CE Nabatean unfinished tomb carved into a single huge rock in Hegra (Madain Saleh) in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Nabatea's second capital after Petra. Qasr al-Farid is isolated...
Basalt Lion of Babylon (Statue)
Image by Library of Congress

Basalt Lion of Babylon (Statue)

The Lion of Babylon (أسد بابل), a stone sculpture found in the ancient city of Babylon, modern-day Iraq in 1876. It may have been built by either Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE) or the Hittites (notice the absence of "eagle's wings"). Photograph...
Dancing with the Lion: Rise
Image by Jeanne Reames

Dancing with the Lion: Rise

Book Cover of Dancing with the Lion: Rise, written by Dr. Jeanne Reames. Artwork by L.C. Chase Copyright Riptide Publishing, LLC. Reprinted with permission.
Dancing with the Lion: Becoming
Image by Jeanne Reames

Dancing with the Lion: Becoming

Book Cover of Dancing with the Lion: Becoming, written by Dr. Jeanne Reames. Artwork by L.C. Chase Copyright Riptide Publishing, LLC. Reprinted with permission.
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