Assyrian Dying Lion

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 21 August 2017

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Assyrian Dying Lion — Detail of a much larger gypsum wall relief showing the climax of a royal lion hunt. The lion is shown in his final death throes, blood pouring from his mouth. From the North Palace of Ashurbanipal II at Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 645 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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