Male Figure Holding a Vase

ca. 2000-1000 BCE

5.1 cm 6.5 cm 3.5 cm

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Figures holding vases are common in Mesopotamian art and are associated with the importance of fresh water for agriculture.

Artifact

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13898
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Mrs. Henry Walters, New York; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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en
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