In this video [2:29] Met curator Sarah B. Graff on life force in Two Panels with striding lions from Babylon, c. 604-562 B.C.E.North of the Ishtar Gate the roadway was lined with glazed figures of striding lions. This relief of a lion, the animal associated with Ishtar, goddess of love and war, served to protect the street; its repeated design served as a guide for the ritual processions from the city to the temple.

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babylon, ishtar, goddess of love and war, khan academy, relief sculpture, figures of striding lions, served to protect the street

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• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)