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Statuette of a god dispensing water
Unknown1st Quarter 2nd millennium BCE
Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Under Hammurabi of Babylon (1793–1750 BC), the early Babylonian Empire reached its zenith. Its borders were extended far to the north, and it maintained trading relations with Syria, Anatolia and the Mediterranean region. At the same time, it is clear from the frequent appearance of the motif of a god dispensing water that irrigated agriculture continued to dominate daily life.
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- Title: Statuette of a god dispensing water
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st Quarter 2nd millennium BCE
- Location: Babylon
- Type: Sculpture
- Medium: Clay, fired
- Inv. no.: VA Bab 559
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-815718
- External link: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Copyrights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz || Text © Prestel Verlag / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Collection: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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