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Top fragment of a kudurru with a mushhushshu dragon and divine symbols, Second Dynasty of Isin, ca. 1156–1025 B.C., Mesopotamia, Limestone, H. 6 1/2 x W. 4 x D. 7 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10 x 18.4 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, Known as kudurrus or narus, a distinctive group of Babylonian stone monuments were once thought to be boundary markers placed in fields. In fact they are more likely to have been placed in temples, where their contents were preserved and sanctified.

Top fragment of a kudurru with a mushhushshu dragon and divine symbols, Second Dynasty of Isin, ca. 1156–1025 B.C., Mesopotamia, Limestone, H. 6 1/2 x W. 4 x D. 7 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10 x 18.4 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, Known as kudurrus or narus, a distinctive group of Babylonian stone monuments were once thought to be boundary markers placed in fields. In fact they are more likely to have been placed in temples, where their contents were preserved and sanctified.
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Top fragment of a kudurru with a mushhushshu dragon and divine symbols, Second Dynasty of Isin, ca. 1156–1025 B.C., Mesopotamia, Limestone, H. 6 1/2 x W. 4 x D. 7 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10 x 18.4 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, Known as kudurrus or narus, a distinctive group of Babylonian stone monuments were once thought to be boundary markers placed in fields. In fact they are more likely to have been placed in temples, where their contents were preserved and sanctified
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33.8 x 42.5 cm | 13.3 x 16.7 in (300 dpi)