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Title: Model of a "plano-convex" brick
Period: Ur III
Date: ca. 2112–2004 BCE
Geography: Mesopotamia, Nippur
Culture: Neo-Sumerian
Medium: Bituminous limestone
Dimensions: H. 2.5 x W. 6 x D. 9.7 cm (1 x 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.41.2
“Archaeology: Exploring the Past,” The Junior Museum of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 22, 1962–June 30, 1966.
“Curator’s Choice from the Ancient World.” The Newark Museum, New Jersey, January 31, 1968–June 16, 1968.
"Gudea of Lagash," Detroit Institute of Arts, December 5, 1982–July 31, 1983.
“Before the Flood.” Fundación ‘La Caixa’, Barcelona, Madrid, November 29, 2012–June 30, 2013.
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