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The Head of Hammurabi

Mesopotamia, 1790BCE
The Head of Hammurabi, Mesopotamia
The Head of Hammurabi, zoomed in
15.2 cmThe Head of Hammurabi scale comparison9.7 cm

The Head of Hammurabi is a Mesopotamian Diorite Sculpture created in 1790BCE. It lives at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Busts. See The Head of Hammurabi in the Kaleidoscope

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