Reconstructed Brick Panel

Reconstructed brick wall with a striding lion shown in profile. The background is a dark peacock green and the lion is grayish brown. The wall has a mosaic pattern, that is molded and glazed.

Reconstructed Brick Panel

Description:
Reconstructed panel of bricks with a striding lion
Medium:
Molded and glazed baked clay
Location:
Processional Way, El-Kasr Mound, Babylon, Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 99.7 cm; W. 230.5 cm
Date:
Neo-Babylonian Period (reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604—562 BCE)
Inventory Number:
31.13.2
Lender:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
Credit:
Fletcher Fund, 1931
Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY