Illustration
![Colored drawing showing a reconstruction of the front of Ishtar Gate. The gate has two large pillars with rows of bulls and dragons in repeating profile against a blue background. Additional features include crenelation at the top. The opening of the gate is a rounded archway in the center of the illustration.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/ishtar-gate/objects/illustration-facade-gate/@@images/af003320-a6de-48be-9de1-97bca0bbffd9.jpeg)
Illustration
- Description:
- Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate façade
- Artist:
- Friedrich Wachtsmuth
- Medium:
- Watercolor on paper
- Dimensions:
- H. 51.4 cm; W. 69 cm
- Date:
- 1912 CE
- Inventory Number:
- ArDOG V.29.100
- Lender:
- Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft
© Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, Photo: Olaf M. Teßmer