Law Code of Hammurabi

B1999

Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display

From: Mesopotamia

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Title Law Code of Hammurabi
Object Number B1999
Current Location Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display - On Display
Provenience Mesopotamia
Section Near Eastern
Materials Plaster
Technique Cast
Iconography King | Hammurabi | Sun God | Inscription | Law
Description

CBS Register: cast. Code of Hammurabi with king before sungod. Original in the Louvre, Paris.

Plaster reproduction of the Law Code of Hammurabi showing king before Sun God. Original is the the Louvre, Paris.

Height 230 cm
Width 71 cm
Depth 50 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. S. C. Hilprecht, 1909

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