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Stamped brick

IRAQ, Ur
Stamped brick
 Third Dynasty of Ur, reign of Ur-Nammu 2112 BCE-2095 BCE

Medium
sun-dried clay

Measurements
28.3 × 27.3 × 7.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ur, Iraq

Inscription
stamped (in cuneiform):

Accession Number
3117-D3

Department
Antiquities

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