© British Museum
Copper peg & limestone tablet
Artist: Sumerian
Location: British Museum
Date: 2100 BC
Materials: copper limestone
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £24,000)
Vendor: Robin Symes
Review number: 2517 (1974)
Provenance:
Charles Gillet, Lausanne.
Description:
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).
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