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Deity Holding a Foundation Peg
ca. 2100 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III [Neo-Sumerian])
cast bronze
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
A deity, wearing a divine horned headdress, kneels with a foundation peg inscribed with King Gudea's name. Though the inscription is mostly defaced, it was probably dedicated to Ningirsu, god of the city of Lagash.
Inscription
Provenance
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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.
Joseph Brummer, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/20/1977 | Examination | x-ray fluorescence |
Measurements
6 15/16 x 1 11/16 x 2 13/16 in. (17.7 x 4.3 x 7.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
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.
54.790