Louvre Museum - Persian & Babylonian Collection Photos

The Louvre Museum in Paris has significant archeological works from Persian and Babylonian.

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Denon & Richelieu Pavilions of Louvre Palace with glass & steel Pyramid between. Paris, France.Cuneiform tablet with accounting of offerings made to divinities at temple of Lagash at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Cuneiform tablet concerning sale of a field & house at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian full-size relief of hero with lion cub & winged bull with man's head from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Denon & Richelieu Pavilions of Louvre Palace with glass & steel Pyramid between. Paris, France.Cuneiform tablet with accounting of offerings made to divinities at temple of Lagash (2370 BC) at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Cuneiform tablet concerning sale of a field & house (2600 BC) at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian full-size relief of hero with lion cub & winged bull with man's head (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Babylonian relief of hero training a lion from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of horse driver from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of servants carrying small chariot from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Capital in form of two bulls for supporting ceiling beams of Persian palace of Darius I at Suse at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Babylonian relief of hero training a lion (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of horse driver (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of servants carrying small chariot (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Capital in form of two bulls (510 BC) for supporting ceiling beams of Persian palace of Darius I at Suse (Iran) at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Relief mural of four archers from palace of Darius I at Suse at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Detail of archers block mural from Suse at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Lion block Persian mural from Suse at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Relief mural of four archers (c510 BC) from palace of Darius I at Suse (Iran) at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Detail of archers block mural from Suse at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Lion block Persian mural from Suse at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

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