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| Keywords: Sumerian - Headless Male Figures Wearing Kanaches - Walters 214 - Right Side.jpg Ancient Sumerians dedicated statues of themselves to their gods placing them before the divine image in the temple The posture of the votive statues with hands clasped against the chest ensured that they remained in constant prayer 3000 BC Early Dynastic limestone cm 8 3 accession number 21 4 27415 Edgar J Banks date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 place of origin Ur in present-day Iraq 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 | ||||
