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

c. 2090 BC · Sumer

Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”
Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (CC0)

Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, from Sumer, dated c. 2090 BC. It was found at Girsu (Tello). Today it is kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Date
c. 2090 BC
Civilization
Sumer
Found at
Girsu (Tello)
Where it is today
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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