Killing of a Lion

View of a basalt orthostat from the "Hearld's Wall" at Carchemish. On the right is a bearded human figure wearing a short skirt. He has a dagger in his right hand and he is stabbing the lion in the rear end. On the left, is a bearded god figure with a horned headdress, who grasps the lion's hind leg while holding an ax over his head with his right hand. (from a sign in the Museum)

I am not certain if the lion is already dead, or if it is alive. If it is dead, possibly they are in the process of removing the skin.

The orthostat is about 3.5 feet high and dates to the Neo-Hittite Period (ca. 900-717 BC).