File:Gudea of Lagash Girsu.jpg

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English: Seating diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida, neo-Sumerian period.
Français : Gudea, prince de Lagash. Statue assise dédiée au dieu Ningishzida, période néo-sumérienne.
Date circa 2120 BC
Medium diorite
Dimensions Height: 46 cm (18.1 in). Width: 33 cm (13 in). Depth: 22.5 cm (8.9 in).
Department of Oriental antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 1
Accession number AO 3293 Info non-talk.svg (head) &AO 4108 Info non-talk.svg (body)
Object history
English: From Telloh (ancient Girsu), Iraq
Français : Trouvée dans les ruines de Girsu à Tellō (Iraq)
Credit line Head excavated by Ernest de Sarzec; body excavated by Gaston Cros excavations, 1903
References Louvre.fr
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011)
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