Mari (Early Dynastic Period, Fara Phase), Temple of Ishtar : Statuette of Ikuskshamagan, King of Mari, c. 2900-2685 BC

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dc.contributor.authorStrommenger, Eva
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialMesopotamia (Mari, Syria)
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T04:55:13Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T04:55:13Z
dc.date.created1964
dc.date.updated2020-02-06T04:55:13Z
dc.descriptionAlthough Semitic in type in general, these statuettes from Mari are of individuals, as opposed to later Neo-Assyrian. This fairly large statuette was restored from 45 fragments. The nose is almost completely made up and the originally coloured inlays of the nipples and eyes are missing. This statuette suggests that no special sign distinguished the king from 7he citizens in connection with the cult. His position was emphasised at most by the particularly large size of his votive gift. See also : Andre Parrot, Sumer, translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons, London, Thames & Hudson, 1960, Illustration 146, p. 117. -- gypseous stone, eyebrows inlaid with blue-green steatite, h : 92 cm without base (Damascus Museum).
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.identifierANUA 682-4149
dc.identifier.otherWA-64
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/201445
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2020
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectMesopotamia : Eridu-'Ubaid period, Early Sumerian period, Fara-Ur I period, Imperial Akkadian period
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectstone
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleMari (Early Dynastic Period, Fara Phase), Temple of Ishtar : Statuette of Ikuskshamagan, King of Mari, c. 2900-2685 BC
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource : Eva Strommenger, The Art of Mesopotamia, translated by Christina Haglund, London, Thames & Hudson, 1964, Illustration 90
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4962371

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