Hero Overpowering a Lion

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Illustration

Jan van der Crabben
by Thierry Ollivier
published on 09 April 2014
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The Hero Overpowering a Lion, gypseous alabaster high relief with traces of paint from Khorsabad (Dur Sharrukin), facade N of the throne room of the palace of Sargon II, Assyria (Iraq). Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of Sargon II, 721-705 BCE.

Louvre, Paris.

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Ollivier, T. (2014, April 09). Hero Overpowering a Lion. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2570/hero-overpowering-a-lion/

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Ollivier, Thierry. "Hero Overpowering a Lion." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 09, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2570/hero-overpowering-a-lion/.

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Ollivier, Thierry. "Hero Overpowering a Lion." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Apr 2014. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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