Gudea Holding Vase of Waters of Life / Votive statue of Gudea / Front view / Neo-Sumerian, 2nd Dynasty of Lagash; Creation date: ca. 2120 BCE

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Work Title: Gudea Holding Vase of Waters of Life; Votive statue of Gudea
View Title: Front view
Creator/Culture: Mesopotamian
Site/Repository: Discovery location: al-Hiba (Lagash) (Iraq); Repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)
Period/Date: Neo-Sumerian, 2nd Dynasty of Lagash; Creation date: ca. 2120 BCE
Media/Technique: diorite, carving
Dimensions: height: 73.7 cm, height: 29.02 inches
Subjects: Sculptures (visual works); Mesopotamia; Iraq; Saigū Nyōgo, 929-985; Statues; Votive images; Water; Vases
Work Record ID: 144974
Image Record ID: 968132
Digital filename: 04d104759
Classification Filing Number: 216; H.1; 72GP 2a; cop.2*.r-digitalonly
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 04:23:34

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 1128 x 2688
File Size: 403 KB
Record: 968132
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-968132/04d104759

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 968132. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-968132/04d104759. April 19, 2024.