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Inscribed cone or nail
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash
2144–2124 B.C.
Object Place: Sumer
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. .114 D. .048
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number46.1136
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Foundation deposits
DescriptionFoundation deposit in the form of cone/nail inscribed with dedication in Sumerian.
ProvenanceBy 1946, Edna F. Jeffress Ward (b. 1881 - d. 1968), Wellesley; 1948, sold by Edna F. Jeffress Ward to the MFA for $50 [see note 1]. (Accession date: November 14, 1946)
NOTES:
[1] This was the total price for MFA accession nos. 46.1136–46.1138.
NOTES:
[1] This was the total price for MFA accession nos. 46.1136–46.1138.