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Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash

2144–2124 BCE
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Mesopotamia, Iraq, Lagash

(Tello)
Medium
dolerite
Measurements
Overall: 21 x 17.8 x 20.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1963.680
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This head was originally on the body of 1963.154; however, they were separated in 1974 when it was realized they did not belong together.

Description

Gudea was an ensi or ruler of the southern Mesopotamian city-state of Lagash in the 22nd century BCE. Archaeologists have found over 30 complete and fragmentary statues of his likeness and over 2,400 inscriptions mentioning his name. Gudea was both a political and religious leader, and most of the statues depicting him were housed in temples.

Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash

2144–2124 BCE

Mesopotamia, Iraq, Lagash (Tello)

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