Law Code of Hammurabi
B1999
Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display
From: Mesopotamia
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
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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