A lion, killed in the lion hunt of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, ca 640 BCE. In Mesopotamia, lion
A lion, killed in the lion hunt of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, ca 640 BCE. In Mesopotamia, lion hunting was an activity that only royalty could partake in. When a lion was found, it was often trapped and presented to the king, who would kill the lion with arrows.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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