Statue of Gudea, Neo-Sumerian, ca. 2090 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Girsu (modern Tello), Neo-Sumerian, Diorite, 17 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. (44 x 21.5 x 29.5 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, The Akkadian Empire collapsed after two centuries of rule, and during the succeeding fifty years, local kings ruled independent city-states in southern Mesopotamia. The city-state of Lagash produced a remarkable number of statues of its kings as well as Sumerian literary hymns and prayers under the rule of Gudea (ca
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Statue, Gudea, Neo-Sumerian, ca, 2090 B.C, Mesopotamia, Girsu, modern Tello, Diorite, 17 3/8 x 8 1/2 11 5/8, 44 21.5 29.5 cm, Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, Akkadian, Empire, collapsed, two centuries, rule, succeeding fifty, years, local kings, ruled, independent, city-states, southern Mesopotamia, city-state, Lagash produced, remarkable number, statues, kings, well, Sumerian literary, hymns, prayers under
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