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Votive statue, from the Square Temple, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq), front view.

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Votive statue, from the Square Temple, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq), front view.

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Title	Votive statue, from the Square Temple, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq), front view.
Date	2900-2600 BCE?
Cultural Context	Near Eastern Iraqi Middle Eastern
Style/Period	Sumerian Near Eastern Mesopotamian
Subject	Sculpture Figurines Votive offerings Religious articles Ceremonial objects Rites & ceremonies Prayer Men Clothing & dress Skirts Eyes
Description	Limestone, alabaster, and gypsum.
Material	Limestone Alabaster (mineral) Gypsum Stone (rock) Rock
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type	Sculpture Statues Figurines Votive offerings Ceremonial objects
Repository	Iraq Museum (Baghdad, Iraq) University of Chicago, Oriental Institute Museum (Chicago, Illinois)
Source	Scanned from 35mm slide in UofL VRC collection. Original source: Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. [?]th ed. Cataloging info transcribed from: Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (Corresponds to fig. 2-9, p. 70 in 1995 ed.)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: The Oriental Institute, The University of Chicago; Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 337-14.jpg
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