Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket
Object type: Foundation figure
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Neo-Sumerian
Period: Ur III
Date: ca. 2094–2047 BCE
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 12 1/4 × 3 7/16 × 2 3/16 in. (31.1 × 8.8 × 5.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Sculpture
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nippur
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Accession year: 1959
Tags: Kings|Human Figures