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Mari (Larsa period), Palace of Zimrilim : Fragment found in dumps in courtyard 106, c. 2040-1870 BC

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Strommenger, Eva
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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The fragment, which is not complete, has been reconstructed from many small pieces. This shows the only completely preserved head. This sacrificial procession is painted on plaster in black, white light and dark red ochre watercolours. The wall-paintings almost certainly belong to the last phase of Mari's independence, before it was conquered by Hammurabi, the King of Babylon, in his 34th year. See also : Andre Parrot, Sumer, translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons, London, Thames & Hudson, 1960, p. 276 -- 80 x 135 cm (Louvre).

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Gudea & Ur II-Isin periods, c. 2290-2040, paintings, book scan

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201482

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Basham Photographs

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Archives Series

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1964

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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