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Lion of Babylon
Lion of Babylon is a stone sculpture, over 3,600 years old, that was found in the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq. Its discovery was first documented in 1817 by Claudius Rich, although it may have been seen as early as 1790 by Joseph de Beauchamp. The statue may have been commissioned by the Chaldean Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, but most experts now believe it is of Hittite origin, made during…
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Creator
- Tech 4 Heritage
Subject
- babylon
- Iraq
- Mesopotamia
- archaeology
- photogrammetry
- Cultural Heritage & History
- archaeological objects
- statues
- World Heritage Sites
- Archaeology
- Photogrammetry
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- Tech 4 Heritage
Subject
- babylon
- Iraq
- Mesopotamia
- archaeology
- photogrammetry
- Cultural Heritage & History
- archaeological objects
- statues
- World Heritage Sites
- Archaeology
- Photogrammetry
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- 2023
- 2023
Temporal
- 1595 BC
- -1594
Places
- Ancient Babylon
Provenance
- Photogrammetr
Identifier
- share3d:1757
- share3d:1757
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- en
Is part of
- Share3D
- France
Year
- 2023
- -1595
Providing country
- France
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2024-08-16T09:33:32.370Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-12-09T08:53:52.112Z