Illustration
![Painting and drawing of a brick wall with a long-necked dragon with fish scales on it. The dragon has hind talons and other reptilian features such as the tongue face of a snake. The background is a navy blue tiled wall, with a dull yellow dragon in the foreground.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/ishtar-gate/objects/illustration-mushussu-1/@@images/c66da95b-caf1-4d30-9b23-958f6f725a36.jpeg)
Illustration
- Description:
- Reconstruction of bricks with a mušhuššu-dragon from the Ishtar Gate
- Artist:
- Walter Andrae
- Medium:
- Watercolor and graphite on board
- Dimensions:
- H. 117 cm; W. 164 cm
- Date:
- 1902 CE
- Inventory Number:
- VAK 0009
- Lender:
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Vorderasiatisches Museum, Photo: Olaf M. Teßmer