Hammurabi
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[edit] Code of Hammurabi
See Category:Code of Hammurabi and Code of Hammurabi
[edit] So-called "head of Hammurabi"
Head of a prince whose reign was likely anterior to that of Hammurabi, given the cut of the beard and the hair. On display at the Louvre [1]
Beginning of the 2nd millenium, Susa.
Diorite.
Found by J. de Morgan
15.20 cm high, 9.70 cm wide, 11 cm deep
Sb 95. Richelieu, Rez-de-chaussée, Mésopotamie, IIe et Ier millénaires avant J.-C., Salle 3.