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Title	Gudea, front view.
Date	2120 BCE?
Cultural Context	Near Eastern Iraqi Middle Eastern
Style/Period	Near Eastern Sumerian Mesopotamian
Subject	Sculpture Votive offerings Men Portraits Rulers People associated with politics & government Clothing & dress Robes Hats Headgear Cuneiform Writing systems Containers Water Streams Fish
Description	Votive statue, from Lagash (modern Telloh, Iraq).
People Pictured	Gudea, of Lagash
Material	Diorite Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements	H: 29" (73.7 cm)
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type	Sculpture Statues Votive offerings Portraits
Repository	Musee du Louvre (Paris, France)
Source	Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.2-17, p.75)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: © Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris; Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 337-22.jpg
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