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Headless Male Figure Wearing Kanaches
ca. 3000 BCE (Early Dynastic)
limestone
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
Ancient Sumerians dedicated statues of themselves to their gods, placing them before the divine image in the temple. The posture of the votive statues, with hands clasped against the chest, ensured that they remained in constant prayer.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Edgar J. Banks [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iraq (Ur)
(Place of Origin)
Iraq, Dhi Qar (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
21.4