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| Keywords: Carved figure feathers Louvre AO221.jpg Carved figure with feathers The king-priest wearing a net skirt and a hat with leaves or feathers stands before the door of a temple symbolized by two great maces The inscription mentions the god Ningirsu Early Dynastic Period Bas-relief de la « figure aux plumes » Le roi-prêtre portant une jupe en filet et un chapeau orné de feuilles ou de plumes se tient devant la porte d'un temple symbolisé par deux grandes masses L'inscription mentionne le dieu Ningirsu Période Dynastique Archaïque ancienne ca 2700 BC limestone cm 18 16 4 Institution Louvre room ID 101 object department near eastern antiquities 11372 object history credit line ProvenanceEvent excavation Ernest de Sarzec Girsu accession number Louvre number 221 Marie-Lan Nguyen 2006 other versions Ningirsu Girsu Ancient Near East steles Feathered headdresses 28th-century BC reliefs 27th-century BC reliefs Cuneiform on reliefs Near Eastern Antiquities in the Louvre - Room 1a | ||||
