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Archaeology was used to mark the national identities of modern Middle Easterners. Thus, the Egyptians were inspired by the archaeology of ancient Egypt while the Iraqis glorified the ancient days of Mesopotamia.

Colossal Statue of King Tutankhamun

Name: Striding Lion

Material: Clay, glazed bricks

Size:
Width: 90.3 cm (2 ft 11.5 in)
Length: 230.5 cm (7 ft 7 in)
Depth: 12 cm (4.7 in)

Date: 625-539 BCE

Place of Origin: Babylon, Iraq
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago

Source and Registration#: Oriental Institute Museum. OIM A7481 Link to resource (accessed May 4, 2010).

Orit Bashkin

Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Chicago