Foundation nail: sovereign holding a basket on his head
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
Ur Dynasty III, reign of Shulgi (2094-2047 B.C.)
Material and technique:
Bronze
Origin:
From southern Mesopotamia (perhaps Uruk), formerly in the Tyszkiewicz Collection
Inventory:
Inv. MB 44
Inscribed with a cuneiform dedication in the Sumerian language by king Shulgi to the goddess Inanna.