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Sumerian foundation figurine depicting a kneeling, god holding a peg Copper
UnknownSecond Dynasty of Lagash / Ur III Period, ca. 2100 BCE
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Credit: Gift of Jan Mitchell, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
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- Title: Sumerian foundation figurine depicting a kneeling, god holding a peg Copper
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Second Dynasty of Lagash / Ur III Period, ca. 2100 BCE
- Location: Probably from Girsu (ancient Telloh), Sumer, southern Mesopotamia (Iraq)
- Type: Figurine
- Rights: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / by Meidad Suchowolski
- External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Medium: Copper
- Dimensions: H. 19 cm, W. 3 cm
- Curator: Peri, Laura A.
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