SculptureNeo-Sumerian3rd millennium BCE
Foundation Peg, Probably of King Shulgi (2094-2047 BCE)
late 3rd Millennium BCE
Dimensions
26.5 x 8.7 x 4.7 cm (10 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, (by 1969-1995), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
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