Lion_Darius_Palace_Louvre_Sb3298.jpg

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Description
English: Lion on a decorative panel made of molded bricks, Darius's palace at Susa . Terracotta, ca. 510 BC.
Français : Lion sur un panneau décoratif en briques moulées du palais de Darius Ier à Suse . Terre cuite, v. 510 av. J.-C.
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 13
Accession number
Sb 3298
Credit line Excavated by Roland de Mecquenem, 1908–1913
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2005)
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