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Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash
c. 2150 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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- Title: Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash
- Date Created: c. 2150 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 21 x 17.8 x 20.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 x 8 1/16 in.)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.680
- Medium: dolerite
- Fun Fact: This head was originally on the body of <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1963.154">1963.154, </a>however they were separated in 1974 when it was realized they did not belong together.
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Iraq, Tello (Ancient Lagash), 12th century BC
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number: 1963.680
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