Clay statue of a seated god (Shamash?)

c. 2000–1750 BC · Babylon

Clay statue of a seated god (Shamash?), from Babylonia, dated c. 2000–1750 BC. It was found at Ur. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 2000–1750 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Ur

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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