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Friday, September 08, 2006

The Pergamon museum, Berlin








The Pergamon Altar, from Asia Minor (today's Turkey), 165BC. The marble frieze shows the gods doing battle with the giants.

Ishtar gate, from Babylon 604-562 BC. This was the smaller gate to the city.










Why do my eyes always seem to be drawn to bright, shiny, sparkly things..... Babylonian jewellery.