"Foundation Nail" of Gudea
-2105–-2095
- Medium
- copper alloy, lost-wax cast
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17.5 x 4.5 x 7.3 cm (6 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.); with base: 20.9 x 6.3 x 9.1 cm (8 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Genre
- Sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Mesopotamia, Neo-Sumerian, Iraq, probably Lagash
About
The ruler Gudea placed one of these special nails in every temple he built in order to commemorate it.