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Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”

Q: When was "Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”" created?

This artwork was created ca. 2090 BCE.

Q: Is "Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”" in the public domain?

Yes, Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long” is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Unknown Artist

ca. 2090 BCE

Medium

Diorite

Dimensions

17 5/16 × 8 7/16 × 11 5/8 in. (44 × 21.5 × 29.5 cm)

Classification

Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed

Culture & Period

Neo-Sumerian · Neo-Sumerian

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1959

Accession Number

59.2

Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”

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