Lioness of Gobedra
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Lioness of Gobedra
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The Lioness of Gobedra is a rock sculpture located in Gobo Dura (Gobedra), Ethiopia. It is a representation of a crouching lioness around three metres long, which was carved into a relief on a large phonolite rock outcropping situated two kilometers west of Axum. It was first described by German archeologists in 1913. The reason for this isolated stone carving is unknown, but the subject of much speculation. A local story, according to Philip Briggs, is that Archangel Michael was attacked by a l
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lioness_of_Gobedra
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2023-09-10T19:18:32Z
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