Mu�ḫu囹u, a photo from Berlin, East

Photographer's Note

Marduk was the patron God of Babylon, the capital city of Babylonia, a kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia in present day Iraq, between the 18th and 6th centuries BC. Seen here is Marduk's servant dragon, Mushussu (𒈲𒄭𒄊). It is a scaly animal with hind legs resembling the talons of an eagle, lion-like forelimbs, a long neck and tail, a horned head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. The Ishtar Gate, now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, dates from the 6th century BC, and was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II. I have loaded a wide angled view of the gate as a workshop. These are the original bricks excavated from Iraq and reconstructed in Berlin in the 1930's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marduk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%C5%A1%E1%B8%ABu%C5%A1%C5%A1

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lousat (139170) 2020-03-18 15:11

Hi Chris,great idea this close up of one of the servant dragon,and it needs to take a watch to the WS to understand better. Wonderful capture of the door imported by Iran 90 years ago,reminds a lot the architechtures of Uzbekistan. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (114347) 2020-03-18 15:29

Bonsoir Chris,

L'oeuvre d'art est impressionnant. La prise de vue permet de voir les d騁ails de Mushussu qui est sur la porte Ishtar. La lumi鑽e donne un bon rendu aux couleurs de l'image. Bonne soir馥.

Pierre

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-03-18 15:39

Chris, impressive artwork made in bricks arranged together. The blue background goes well with the dragon's golden color. I wouldn t like to meet such creature! Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

macjake (98402) 2020-03-18 19:41

Hi Chris
you could have just as easily flipped the two photos, putting this as the WS and it would be just as good. how did they get the animal to be 3D like that, standing out a bit from the flat bricks? very cool, looks great all around
cheers
Craig

ifege (47957) 2020-03-18 22:52

Hi Chris
Scenes from a museum that I now won't get to this year (maybe next year).
Both very sharp and well presented.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (116377) 2020-03-18 23:29

Hello dear Chris and have a nice time
In these difficult days we live
this way of communication
with impressive photos and useful
notes is the best gift for all of us
thanks a lot
regards
costantino

Nicou (193806) 2020-03-18 23:29

Hello

fantastique image et enfin sur ce mur quelle gravure et sculpture ces tons bleut� et ce animal avec sa longue queue et sa t黎e comme un serpent quelle image superbe
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

Silvio1953 (221463) 2020-03-19 0:16

Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic artwork, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jemaflor (147018) 2020-03-19 0:25

Hi Chris,
Interesting and nice photo about this historic wall, well made this mosaic, perfect sharpness for your photo, interesting Ws too, tfs.

holmertz (102604) 2020-03-19 1:24

Hello Chris,
This is a masterpiece of very ancient art, captured here with superb colours. It seems reasonable to think this should have been reconstructed in Iraq rather than Berlin, but then it may not have survived the bombings in recent years. The WS explains the setting.
Regards,
Gert

jhm (211736) 2020-03-19 5:49

Hello Chris,

This picture is excellent sharpness and clarity.
Also a nice detailed view.
Good composition, nice found it.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

jmdias (115046) 2020-03-19 9:55

chris

one day I want to see this by myself.
marvelous these blue tiles with the shapes of the mythical creature. excellent quality of image

take care

jorge

emka (158030) 2020-03-19 21:24

Hello Chris, Famous mosaic from the Ishtar Gate. Excellent presentation. This time I was in Berlin only a few hours, there was no time to visit the museum.
Fantastic colours.

Kind regards MAlgo

rychem (72187) 2020-03-20 8:50

Excellent photo from Pergamon Museum, great detail of the famous Ishtar Gate, very well presented
regards Ryszard

Tue (92302) 2020-03-20 14:38

Hello Chris,
What a beautiful close-up of this ancient artwork. Superb sharpness and clarity. The deep blue colours are fantastic and go really well with the golden tones.
Lars

mkamionka (74311) 2020-03-24 13:50

Hi Chris,
I spent in Berlin a couple of days but still not enough to really see everything. What I clearly missed was this amazing museum.
Extraordinary exhibition, I like also the title ;)
Great colors.
Excellent work,
M