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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Foundation Tablet - Walters 482481 - View A.jpg The emphasis on sumptuous materials such as precious metals and stones is a common characteristic of foundation deposits This tablet resembles the semiprecious stone lapis lazuli prized by the Mesopotamians although it is in fact made from a less costly material known as Egyptian blue It bears an inscription of King Warad-Sin ruler of the city-state of Larsa with a prayer and a dedication between 1834 1823 BC Old Babylonian; Isin-Larsa Egyptian blue cm 5 6 7 6 2 2 accession number 48 2481 17796 Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Inscription name of King Warad-Sin with a prayer and a dedication place of origin Larsa in present-day Iraq Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
