A reconstruction of the Ishtar gate

A reconstruction of the Ishtar gate which was decorated with polychrome glazed bricks and was built by Nebuchadnezzar II. Detail of a bull. Culture: Babylonian. Date/Period: c.570 BC. Place of Origin: Babylon, Ancient Iraq. Material Size: Polychrome glazed brick. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ State Museum, Berlin . Location: 09.