This gigantic standing lion, roaring angrily, formed one of a pair carved half in the round which once flanked the entrance the Temple of Ishtar, adjoining the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (reigned 883-859 BC).

This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.