Ishtar Gate, Dragon of Marduk
Datec. 604 BC
Object PlaceWest Asia, Asia
Modern PlaceIraq, West Asia, Asia
MediumTerracotta
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions65 3/4 × 45 1/2 inches (167.01 × 115.57 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
Object number31.25
DescriptionMolded bricks forming the image of a fantastic dragon. It has a snake head, lion body and forefeet, and the hind feet and claws of a eagle. The background is cobalt blue, the animal is yellow with a turquoise-green mane.On View
Not on view
c. 1650
12th Century
1430/1460
1736 - 1795
c. 1830
19th Century
3rd/2nd Century BC
late 13th Century
13th Century
1781