Not currently on display at the V&A

Sumerian limestone statue of Kurlil, ca. 2500 B.C., British Museum

Photograph
ca. 1920s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-toned photograph (?) of a sculpture of a seated bald figure with arms across chest.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSumerian limestone statue of Kurlil, ca. 2500 B.C., British Museum (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print (?)
Brief description
Photograph of a Sumerian limestone statue of Kurlil, ca. 2500 B.C., British Museum, ca. 1920s
Physical description
A mounted sepia-toned photograph (?) of a sculpture of a seated bald figure with arms across chest.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 33cm
  • Mount width: 26.5cm
  • Image height: 152mm
  • Image width: 125mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Kour-lil. Guardian of the Granary of Erech in the Temple Ninkhursag at al'Ubaih, near Ur. Votive statuette. Sumerian c. 3100 B.C., London, British Museum, Reverse side: "Hall (H.R.): Babylonian and Assyrian Sculpture in the British Museum 1928 Pl. 4"'
  • (National Art Library blind stamp)
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Other number
1919.10-11.2607 - British Museum number
Collection
Accession number
2209-1930

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Record createdApril 14, 2014
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