| Title |
Deities, Priests, and Worshippers |
| Building |
Abu Temple |
| Location City/State |
Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) |
| Location Country |
Iraq |
| Style Period |
Ancient Near East: Sumer |
| Description |
votive statues; images of deities distinguished by cups in their hands and emblems on the statue bases; buried under the floor next to an altar |
| Creation Date |
ca. 2900 - 2600 BCE |
| Form |
statue group |
| Medium |
gypsum, shell and black limestone inlaid eyes |
| Dimensions |
H: tallest figure 30" |
| Repository |
Archaeological Museum, Baghdad (Iraq); University of Chicago, Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago IL (USA) |
| Source |
Art History: A View of the West, by Marilyn Stokstad. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2008.; Adams 1, 2.12; Slide Library: Ancient Near East |
| Work ID |
4094 |
| Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b59wcf |
| Setname |
uu_aah_art |
| ID |
34469 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b59wcf |
