Statue of Ebih-Il
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The Statue of Ebih-Il is a 25th-century BC statue of the praying figure of Ebih-Il, superintendent of the ancient city-state of Mari in modern eastern Syria. The statue was discovered at the Temple of
Statue of Ebih-Il, superintendent of Mari
Excavation of the head of Ebih-Il (22 January 1934)
Head of Ebih-Il (discovery, 22 January 1934)
Body of Ebih-Il (discovery, 23 January 1934)
Art of Mesopotamia
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The art of Mesopotamia has survived in the record from early hunter-gatherer societies on to the Bronze Age cultures of the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires. These empires were late
Diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida; 2120 BC (the Neo-Sumerian period); height: 46 cm, width: 33 cm, depth: 22.5 cm Gudea of Lagash was famous for his numerous portrait sculptures that have been recovered throughout Iraq.
The Urfa Man, from Upper Mesopotamia circa 9000 BC, the "oldest naturalistic life-sized sculpture of a human". Şanlıurfa Museum.
Jar in calcite alabaster, Syria, late 8th millennium BC.
Female statuette, 8th millennium BC, Syria.