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June 27, 2013
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| Colossal Guardian Lion, Assyrian, about 865-860 BC, from Nimrud, Temple of Ishtar, Sharratniphi. This 15-ton lion symbolized Ishtar, the Assyrian goddess of war, and guarded the entrance to her temple. |
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