MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sumerian - Deity Holding a Foundation Peg - Walters 54790 - View A.jpg A deity wearing a divine horned headdress kneels with a foundation peg inscribed with King Gudea's name Though the inscription is mostly defaced it was probably ...
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Keywords: Sumerian - Deity Holding a Foundation Peg - Walters 54790 - View A.jpg A deity wearing a divine horned headdress kneels with a foundation peg inscribed with King Gudea's name Though the inscription is mostly defaced it was probably dedicated to the Ningirsu god of the city of Lagash ca 2100 BC Neo-Sumerian cast bronze cm 17 7 4 3 7 2 accession number 54 790 7006 Joseph Brummer New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1923 Inscription includes name of King Gudea place of origin Imgur-Enlil present-day Balawat Iraq Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Sumer Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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