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Nail of Gudea

Sumerian

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Artist
Sumerian
Date
c. 2144–2124 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III [Neo-Sumerian])
Medium
baked clay, impressed
Dimensions
Body: H: 6 5/16 × Diam: 1 3/4 in. (16 × 4.5 cm)Head: Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm)Overall:H: 6 3/16 × Diam: 2 11/16 in. (15.7 × 6.9 cm)
Credit
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Sumerian, Nail of Gudea, c. 2144–2124 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III [Neo-Sumerian]), baked clay, impressed, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

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Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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