Foundation figure of Ur-Namma holding a basket

Period:
Ur III
Date:
ca. 2112–2095 B.C.
Geography:
Mesopotamia
Culture:
Neo-Sumerian
Medium:
Copper alloy
Dimensions:
H. 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore, 1947
Accession Number:
47.49
  • Provenance

    Formerly collection of Mrs. William H. Moore, New York; acquired by the Museum in 1947, gift of Mrs. William H. Moore, New York.

  • References

    Wilkinson, Charles K. 1949. "The Art of the Ancient Near East." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7 (7), p. 192.

    Imai, Ayako. 1983. In The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Selections from the Collection of the Ancient Near East Department, exh. cat. Tokyo: Chunichi Shimbun, no. 5.

    Rashid, Subhi Anwar. 1983. Grüdungsfiguren im Iraq. Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Abt. I, Band 2. München: C.H. Beck, no. 126a, p. 27, pl. 25.

    Muscarella, Oscar W. 1988. Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 305-313, no. 436.

    Muscarella, Oscar W. 2003. "Foundation figures of Ur-Namma holding a basket." In Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, exh. cat. edited by Joan Aruz, with Ronald Wallenfels. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 318b, pp. 446-447.

    Graff, Sarah. 2012. "Figura fundacional de Ur-Namma con un cestol." In Antes del Diluvio: Mesopotamia 3500-2100 A.C., exh. cat. Barcelona: Obra Social "la Caixa", Polígrafa, p. 176.

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