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Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”
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Diorite, Neo-Sumerian
Rights: Public Domain
Ancient West Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1959
Title: Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”
Description:
Diorite, Neo-Sumerian.
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