Proceeding dragon from the Ishtar Gate
Unknown Creator
6th Century BC
Near Eastern Museum, State Museums in Berlin - Prussian cultural heritage
The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon that was the capital city of the ancient Babylonian Empire.
It was constructed by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.
The walls were finished in glazed bricks mostly in blue, with animals and deities in low relief at intervals, these also made up of bricks that are molded and colored differently.
The German archaeologist Robert Koldewey led the excavation of the site from 1904 to 1914.
