Lioness of Gobedra

Lioness of Gobedra

The Lioness of Gobedra is a representation of a lioness, about 2 meters long, carved in relief on a large rock outcropping. First described by German archeologists in 1913, this carving is located near the city of Axum, Ethiopia.

External links

* [http://perso.orange.fr/nos.voyages/ethiopie/13axum04.htm Picture of the carving]
* [http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/africa/gobedra-lioness-quarry.shtml Several pictures of the Lioness of Gobedra]


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