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Foundation Tablet with Inscription of Gudea
2144-2124 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III)
limestone
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
This tablet is plano-convex, and has an inscription of Gudea on two faces.
Inscription
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5010]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
Geographies
Mesopotamia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 x W: 2 3/4 in. (10.2 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1941
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
41.221