Lion II - Darius

Reference Type Height (cm) Width (cm) Height (Inch) Width (Inch)
0DF.21.01 big 106 196 41.34 76.44
0DF.21.02 small 82 144 31.98 56.16

The decoration of the palace of Darius was very inspired by that of King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, with its wall and processional route covered in glazed mud bricks, representing processions of animals: the lion of the goddess Ishtar, the bull of the weather god Adad, ...

At Susa the same taste was reflected.