Mace_head_of_Mesilim_Louvre_AO2349.jpg
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Object
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Unknown artist
Unknown artist
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Object type |
votive weapon
object_type QS:P31,Q56051738
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Description |
English:
Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle (emblem of god Ningirsu) and six lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu by King Mesilim of Kish. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagash” (P. Pouysségur).
Français :
Masse d'armes votive représentant un aigle à tête de lion (emblème du dieu Ningirsu) et six lions, vouée à un sanctuaire de Girsu par Mesilim, roi de Kish. Inscription en écriture archaïque : « Mesilim, roi de Kish, bâtisseur du temple de Ningirsu, (y) a apporté (cette masse) pour Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur (étant) prince de Lagash » (P. Pouysségur).
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Date |
Early Dynastic period
era QS:P2348,Q716742
: circa 2550
BC
date QS:P571,-2550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
limestone
medium QS:P186,Q23757
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Dimensions |
height: 19 cm (7.4 in); diameter: 16 cm (6.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,19U174728
dimensions QS:P2386,16U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Current location |
Mésopotamie,
room 1a: La Mésopotamie du Néolithique à l'époque des Dynasties archaïques de Sumer
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Richelieu, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities). |
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Accession number |
AO
2349
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Credit line |
1881: excavated by Ernest de Sarzec. Place:
Girsu
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