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| Keywords: Sumerian - Dedication Nail - Walters 481457 - View A.jpg 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 ca 2100 BC Neo-Sumerian baked clay Body cm 16 4 5 ; Diam of Head cm 6 9 accession number 48 1457 3157 Edgar J Banks Bagdad date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Inscription From the incised ring half-way to the point name of King Gudea place of origin Kiev Ukraine Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Sumer Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
