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Head of a Ruler

Mesopotamia, 2300 – 2000BCE
Head of a Ruler, Mesopotamia
Head of a Ruler, zoomed in
34.3 cmHead of a Ruler scale comparison

Head of a Ruler is a Mesopotamian Bronze Sculpture created between 2300BCE and 2000BCE. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Portraits, Sculpture, Heads and Kings. SourceSee Head of a Ruler in the Kaleidoscope

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