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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	English: Seating diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida, c. 2120 BC (neo-Sumerian period). Excavated in Telloh (ancient Girsu), Iraq. Français : Gudea, prince de Lagash. Statue assise en diorite dédiée au dieu Ningishzida, v. 2120 av. J.-C (période néo-sumérienne). Trouvée dans les ruines de Girsu à Tellō (Iraq).
Dimensions	H. 46 cm (18 in.), W. 33 cm (12 ¾ in.), D. 22.5 (8 ¾ in.)
Credit line	Head excavated by Ernest de Sarzec; body excavated by Gaston Cros excavations, 1903
Accession number	AO 3293 (head) & AO 4108 (body)
Location	Department of Oriental antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 1
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2005)

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