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Summary
On the left side of this relief, an Asiatic lion attacks a gazelle, while a rabbit tries to jump away from the gazelle's forelegs. On the right, a leopard jumps down from rocks onto the back of an ibex; a small rodent flees the hoofs of the ibex. Birds in the branches of acacia trees observe the two scenes. The frieze was broken in two during the civil war in Yemen in 1962, and the longer right section was discolored by fire.
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artwork
5th century bc works
ahmad bin yahya hamidaddin
art of saudi arabia
lions in ancient arabian art
north yemen civil war
south arabian art in the walters art museum
walters art museum
Date
2016
Source
Walters Art Museum
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