File:Sumerian - Dedication Nail - Walters 481457 - View A.jpg
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Dedication Nail ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dedication Nail |
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Description |
English: Clay nails such as this one inscribed with the name of King Gudea of Lagash were embedded in the upper parts of walls, sometimes with the head protruding. They may have developed from the custom of hammering a peg into a wall to signal ownership. This example bears a dedication to a deity and would have symbolically marked a temple as divine property. |
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Date |
circa 2100 BC date QS:P571,-2100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Neo-Sumerian periodera QS:P2348,Q1748182 ) |
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Medium | baked clay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
Body height: 16 cm (6.2 in); diameter: 4.5 cm (1.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,16U174728 dimensions QS:P2386,4.5U174728 ; Diam of Head: 6.9 cm (2.7 in) |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
48.1457 |
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Place of creation | Kiev, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Inscription] From the incised ring half-way to the point: name of King Gudea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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