Statue
37-15-40
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Khafaje
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 37-15-40 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Khafaje |
| Archaeology Area | Mound A, Q45/4 |
| Period | Early Dynastic IIIB |
| Date Made | ca. 2475-2300 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Alabaster | Shell |
| Technique | Inlaid |
| Iconography | Bearded Man |
| Inscription Language | Sumerian Language |
| Description | Alabaster. Back of head and end of pointed beard missing. Shell inlay in left eye. Traces of bitumen on break. See CDLI for transliteration info. |
| Height | 8.5 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Depth | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Khafaje Expedition; E. A. Speiser and Charles Bache, 1937 |
| Other Number | KH 8-13 - Field No SF | P222737 - CDLI Number | UM 37-15-040 - Other Number |
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