Bassetki Statue

c. 2250 BC · Akkad

A copper statue of a seated youth whose base names King Naram-Sin, found by chance in the village of Bassetki near Duhok in 1974.

Date

c. 2250 BC

Civilization

Akkad

Where it is today

Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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