front view
- bibliography and image source:
Frankfort, Henri: Sculpture of the Third Millennium B.C. from Tell Asmar and Khafajah.
Oriental Institute Publications 44. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pl. 37b.
- copyright for image:
University of Chicago
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• museum number: -
• excavation number: Kh. IV 251
• provenience: Khafaje
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 33
• material: Limestone
• date: Early Dynastic II (ca. 2600 BC)
• description:
Standing male figure; feet lost; head separate and fixed to body with bitumen; nose inserted separately and fixed with bitumen; separate head and nose indicate ancient repairs. Unpierced eyeballs of shell set in bitumen
• status: unknown
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