Gudea of Lagash

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Gudea of Lagash
Seating diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida, c. 2120 BC (neo-Sumerian period). Excavated in Telloh (ancient Girsu), Iraq.

On display at the Louve, Department of Oriental antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 1.

Uploaded by Jan van der Crabben. Original illustration by Jastrow.

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