Copper peg & limestone tablet

Sumerian

British Museum

2100 BC

Foundation deposit of: 1) Peg surmounted by the figure of a bull, 19.4 x 12 cm. 2) Tablet, 10 x 7.5 cm. Both pieces inscribed to record the rebuilding of the temple of the goddess Nanshe in her city of Sirara, by Gudea, ruler of Lagash (c.2100 BC).

• Medium: copper limestone
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £24,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1974
• Vendor: Robin Symes

Provenance

Charles Gillet, Lausanne.

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