Sumerian woman in prayer

c. 2400 BC · Sumer

Sumerian woman in prayer, from Sumer, dated c. 2400 BC. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 2400 BC

Civilization

Sumer

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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