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Stone mace head, Sippar, southern Iraq, Early Dynastic period, ca. 2600-2400 BCE. H:16cm, W: 10.5cm. Inv. AN 92681. - This elaborate marble mace head was discovered in the remains of a temple building. This one is too large to have been an effective weapon and was clearly a votive object, deposited in a temple to demonstrate the donor's piety. The lion heads presumably represent strength and may indicate that the donor was royal.
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART307772
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2679px × 3072px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Early Dynastic Sumerian (3000-2340 BCE)
Lion
Mace, Weapon
Stone
Votive