Fragmentary statue of King Shulgi of Ur
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Fragmentary statue of King Shulgi of Ur
- Period: Ur III
- Date: ca. 2094–2047 BCE
- Geography: Mesopotamia, probably from Girsu (modern Tello)
- Culture: Neo-Sumerian
- Medium: Basic hornfels
- Dimensions: 10 × 6 × 5 9/16 in. (25.4 × 15.2 × 14.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Lent by Wilberforce Eames Collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
- Object Number: L.1983.95a, b
- Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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