Image: Head of a bearded god wearing a cap with horns dedicated by Puzur-Eshtar of Mari

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Description: object type: statue of a god, larger than life - description: head of a bearded god wearing a cap with horns. The body of the statue is exhibited at Istambul. The statue was dedicated by a ruler named Puzur-Eshtar of Mari (northern Mesopotamia) and was probably deported by the Babylonians as spoils of war - production place: Mari(?) - period / date: middle bronze age - material: diorite - height: 37 cm - findspot: Babylon - museum / inventory number: Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum VA 8748 - Please note: The above museum permits photography of its exhibits for private, educational, scientific, non-commercial purposes. If you intend to use the photo for any commercial aime, please contact the museum and ask for permission.
Title: Head of a bearded god wearing a cap with horns dedicated by Puzur-Eshtar of Mari
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