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Source Description
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 Ningirsu, god of the city of Lagash.
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Document identity
localId
7006
label
Deity Holding a Foundation Peg
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
7006
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Deity Holding a Foundation Peg
description
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 Ningirsu, god of the city of Lagash.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 2100 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III [Neo-Sumerian])
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
figurines
votive images
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8
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8
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.7
height
4.3
depth
7.2
dimensionsRaw
6 15/16 x 1 11/16 x 2 13/16 in. (17.7 x 4.3 x 7.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Neo-Sumerian
inscriptions
[Inscription] includes name of King Gudea
reign
Gudea (ca. 2144-2124 BC)
med
cast bronze
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4252
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ANE
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none
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