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Stele of Hammurabi

ViewTotal from front center
SiteIraq
LocationMesopotamia (originally)
Dateca. 1750/80 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodAncient Near Eastern
Materialdiorite
Dimensions225 cm h.
CollectionFrance, Paris, Musee du Louvre
Inv. No.Sb8
Add'l. Info.King of Babylon. found in Susa
Saskia No.Jii-0646
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 2, plate 16
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 2, plate 19
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 2, plate 17