Excavation Photograph
![Black and white photograph of an unglazed dragon in raised relief brick, part of a fragmentary wall. The dragon, with an elongated neck and the legs of a bull, is facing left and his hind leg and rump are eroded.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/ishtar-gate/objects/photo-wall-mushussu/@@images/3f04335f-bc01-498a-a6e0-dc3fac444456.jpeg)
Portion of an Ishtar Gate wall found in situ
- Description:
- Portion of an Ishtar Gate wall with unglazed mušhuššu-dragon bricks found in situ
- Artist:
- Photographer unknown
- Medium:
- Gelatin silver print
- Location:
- Babylon, Iraq
- Dimensions:
- H. 22.86 cm; W. 31.43
- Date:
- 1902 CE; re-printed 2019
- Inventory Number:
- Bab Ph 147
- Lender:
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Vorderasiatisches Museum; Photoarchiv