Babel Lion

The Lion of Babylon is a basalt statue discovered in the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq. First documented in 1817 by Claudius Rich, the sculpture is over 2,600 years old [1]. Most scholars date it to the Neo-Babylonian period, circa 605-562 BCE, during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II [2]. The statue has become a great symbol of the resiliency of ancient and modern Iraq [3].