Keywords: Bust orant Louvre AO17557.jpg Bust of a male bearded orant found in the temple of Ishtar at Mari Buste d'orant barbu Albâtre gypseux traces de bitume dans les orifices de la barbe - 2500 2400 BC gypsum bitumen cm 20 1 11 1 4 2 Institution Louvre object department Near Eastern antiquities room ID 102 639 object history credit line ProvenanceEvent excavation André Parrot 1933 Mari accession number AO 17557 own photo date 2005 Marie-Lan Nguyen artwork license PD-old-100 photo license other versions Alabaster sculptures Temple of Ishtar at Mari 25th-century BC sculptures Near Eastern Antiquities in the Louvre - Room 1b Busts in the Louvre unidentified |