Foundation figure of a deity
Unknown Artist
ca. 2500–2350 BCE
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
H. 10 7/8 x W. 2 1/16 in. (27.6 x 5.2 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Sculpture
Culture & Period
Sumerian · Early Dynastic IIIb
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession Number
1989.281.5