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The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). Glazed tiles with mythical animals, bulls and griffins. The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, a mother-and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit.
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Caption:
The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). Glazed tiles with mythical animals, bulls and griffins. The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, a mother-and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit.
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Location:
Staatl. Museen, Pergamonmuseum, Berlin, Germany
Credit:
Erich Lessing / Album
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Image size:
4926 x 6651 px | 93.7 MB
Print size:
41.7 x 56.3 cm | 16.4 x 22.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
7TH BCE • 7TH CENTURY B. C. • ANCIENT NEAR EAST • ANCIENT OR. GODDESS ISHTAR • ANCIENT ORIENT • ANIMAL MYTHOLOGICAL • ANIMAL • ANT. OR. • ANT. OR.: ANTIQUITIES, ORIEN • ANT. OR.: BABYLON • ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: ANTIQUITIES, ORIEN • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: BABYLON • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES, ORIENTAL • ARCHITECTURE • ASTARTE, GODDESS • ATRIUM • AZULEJO • BABYLON • BLUE ROLLER • BULL (BOVINE) • BULL • CERAMIC TILE • CULT • CULT, ANCIENT ORIENT • DOOR • DOORWAY • FABULOUS ANIMAL • FAUCET • GATE • GLAZED BRICK • GLAZED TILE • GOD • GODDESS ASTARTE • GODDESS ISHTAR • GRIFFIN • HALL • INNER DOOR • ISHTAR GATE • ISHTAR, GODDESS • MAIN DOOR • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIAN • MITOLOGICO ANIMAL • MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL • MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL: ALL • MYTHOLOGY • NEBUCHADNEZZAR II • ORIENTAL ANTIQUITIES • PORTAL • PORTICO • RITE • RITUAL • STAATL. MUSEEN, PERGAMONMUSEUM, BERLIN, GERMANY • TILE TILES • TILE • TILES (FLOOR) • TILES • TILING • TOROS • WATER
