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| Dedicatory figurine of Ur III king (possibly Shulgi) from foundation deposit of temple of Inanna |
| Cast bronze |
| Centimetres: 31 (height), 6 (depth), 8.6 (width) |
| 2090–2050 BC |
| Middle Bronze; Sumerian; Third Dynasty of Ur phase; Shulgi; 21st century BC |
| Area of Origin: Nippur; Mesopotamia; Iraq |
| Area of Use: Nippur; Mesopotamia; Iraq |
| 961.162.1 | | ROM2004_1044_4 | | |
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Description: Instead of heralding the building of a temple with a commemorative wall plaque, the ancient Sumerians usually made foundation deposits which were ritually situated beneath the main gate of the temple.
This cast bronze shows King Shulgi symbolically carrying a basket of clay on his head. It was excavated from the gate of the temple of the goddess Inanna at Nippur, Iraq. |
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