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Object Number:L-29-212
Current Location: Middle East Galleries
Currently On Display
Provenience: Iraq
Nippur
Date Made: ca. 2400 BCE
Early Date: -2600
Late Date: -2200
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Marble (Stone)
Iconography:Gudea
Height: 5.9 cm
Width: 5.85 cm
Depth: 6.8 cm
Other Number:1929-6-361 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

Description

Head of Gudea.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Archaeologists and Travelers in Ottoman Lands (26 Sep 2010 - 26 Jul 2011) View Objects in Exhibition
Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual CitationView Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Legrain, Leon. 1941. "Nippur Again". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 9. no. 1. pg. 9-14 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 11, pl. IVView Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Legrain, Leon. 1927. "Sumerian Sculptures". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 13. no. 3. pg. 217-247 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 244View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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