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Foundation peg-figurine in the shape of a praying goddess

UnknownEarly Dynastic Period, ca. 2500 BCE

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel

Credit: Bequest of Joseph Ternbach, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum

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Title: Foundation peg-figurine in the shape of a praying goddess
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: Early Dynastic Period, ca. 2500 BCE
Location: Sumer, Southern Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq)
Type: Figurine
Rights: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: H. 26.7 cm
Curator: Peri, Laura

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Copper Iraq Metal