Sumerian statue of a male worshipper originally placed in a temple as a dedication to the gods

Details

• Title

  Sumerian statue of a male worshipper originally placed in a temple as a dedication to the gods

• Associated place

  Asia › Iraq › Samarra (Istabalat) (find spot)

• Date

  Early Dynastic III Period (Mesopotamia) (2600 - 2350 BC)

• Material and technique

  limestone

• Object type

  sculpture

• Dimensions

  20 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Colonel Earle, 1919.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 8 | Gallery Eight

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1919.65

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