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Seated Statue of Gudea Holding Temple Plan from Girsu

ViewTotal from front left
SiteGirsu (modern Telloh)
LocationIraq
Dateca. 2150 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodAncient Near Eastern
Materialdiorite
Dimensions73.7 cm high
CollectionFrance, Paris, Musee du Louvre
Saskia No.Jii-0667
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 2, plate 15