Imdugud frieze from the temple of Ninhursag. (Updated over a year ago)

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SUMERIAN EARLY DYNASTIC Anonymous (2900 BCE - 2730 BCE): Found at the base of a mud-brick platform of the temple of the goddess Ninhursag. Shows stags on either side of the lion-headed eagle Imdugud. This mythical creature was the symbol of the god Ningirsu the principal deity of the kingdom of Lagash.

Tags: ancient , mesopotamian , sculpture , sumerian

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 24, 2007.

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