Coloured glazed brick panels depicting bulls, the symbol of the weather god Adad, from the facade of the first smaller Ishtar Gate, Babylon, dating f

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Coloured glazed brick panels depicting bulls, the symbol of the weather god Adad, from the facade of the first smaller Ishtar Gate, Babylon, dating from 604-562 BC. Babylon (present day Iraq). The Ishtar Gate, Babylon, was situated in the northern wall of the city and was named after the goddess Ishtar. The ground plan and debris of the gate buildings were uncovered during the German excavation from 1899-1917 directed by Robert Koldewey. The Vorderasiatisches Museum, part of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin

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Size: 5977px × 4762px
Location: Pergamon Museum, Bodestraße, Berlin, Germany
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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