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Foundation Tablet with an Inscription of Gudea

Sumerian (Artist)
2144-2124 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III)
black stone
(Ancient Near East )

This tablet is plano-convex, with an inscription of Gudea on two faces.

Inscription

[Inscription]

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

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. N5012]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.

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Mesopotamia (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 3 7/8 x W: 2 7/8 in. (9.8 x 7.3 cm)

Credit Line

Museum purchase [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1941

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

41.220

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Baltimore, MD
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