Stele with Inscription and Relief

Date

8th century BCE

Material/Technique
  • limestone
Work Type
sculpture
Style/Period
Neo-Assyrian Period
Style/Period 2
Ancient Assyrian
Culture
Assyrian
Culture 2
Ancient Near Eastern
Notes

depicts Shamsh-res-usur, governor of Mari and Suhi, in an attitude of prayer in front of the gods

Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University

Photographer
Gabriel Rodriguez
Record ID
1718_mmm2017_istanbularchaeologicalmusem_img_047
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