Richelieu wing 路 Ground floor 路 Near Eastern Antiquities
Salle 228 路 Mesopotamie
Mesopotamian art
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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
Unknown, c. 2254-2218 BC
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Gudea, Prince of Lagash, known as the Architect with a Plan
Unknown, c. 2120-2110 BC
Obelisk of Manishtushu
Unknown, Akkadian period, c. 2270 BC

Seated Statue of Gudea, called the Small Seated Gudea
Unknown, Neo-Sumerian period, c. 2120 BC

Agate Bead Dedicated to the Moon God by Ibbi-Sin
Unknown, Ur III period, reign of Ibbi-Sin, c. 2010 BC

Fragment of a Votive Statue Dedicated by the Scribe Shu-ashtakkal
Unknown, Akkadian period, reign of Naram-Sin, c. 2250 BC

Victory Stele of Sargon of Akkad
Unknown, Akkadian period, reign of Sargon, c. 2300 BC

Stele of the Music, Fragment with Musician and Procession
Unknown, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea, c. 2120 BC