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 Ishtar in Mari during excavations directed by... Wikipedia
Created: c. 2400 BC
Material: Alabaster, shells, lapis lazuli, bitumen
Discovered: 1934
Period/culture: Sumerian
Present location: Musée du Louvre, Paris; Heilongjiang Art Museum, Harbin (downsized replica)