Human-headed bull dedicated by Gudea

c. 2120 BC · Sumer

Human-headed bull dedicated by Gudea, from Sumer, dated c. 2120 BC. It was found at Girsu (Tello). Today it is kept at the Louvre, Paris.

Date

c. 2120 BC

Civilization

Sumer

Found at

Girsu (Tello)

Where it is today

Louvre, Paris

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