Statuette
| Object Number: | B16664 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Tello (uncertain) |
| Period: | Lagash II |
| Date Made: | 2200-2100 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2200 |
| Late Date: | -2100 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Diorite |
| Iconography: | Gudea Male Head Turban |
| Inscription Language: | Sumerian Language |
| Height: | 9.5 cm |
| Width: | 9 cm |
| Depth: | 9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1927 |
| Other Number: | 0402 - Cast Number P232289 - CDLI Number |
Description
Black greenish diorite. Head of Gudea; turban; nose intact; chip off chin and turban.. Head only, body in Baghdad.
CBS Register: Gudea. head of black greenish diorite. Turban. Nose intact. chip off chin and turban.
(CDLI Composite: Q001555). See CDLI for transliteration info. Joins with IM 002909 from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| 44 Eyes in a Museum Storeroom ( Dec 2000 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Olbrantz, John, and Kawami, Trudy S. 2013. Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections.. University of Washington Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 127/25 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 158 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [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 Citation | View 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 : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 242, 243 | View Objects related to this |
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