Male Worshiper
The shaven head, a sign of ritual purity, may identify this figure as a priest. A partially preserved inscription on one shoulder states that he prays to Ninshubur, the goddess associated with the planet Mercury.
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30863
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sculpture
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normalized
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[Found at Bismya]; Sale, Sothebys, December 13, 1928, no, 41; Edgar J. Banks, January 4, 1931, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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11
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_21.5_Bot_DD_T11.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_21.5_Bot_DD_T11.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_21.5_Bot_DD_T11.jpg |
| imageCount | 12 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.5 |
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