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English: The upper torso of this grey alabaster statue of a male priest was found inside a pottery vessel in the ancient city of Uruk by a German archaeological team from the German Oriental Society in 1929-1930 CE. Probably, it was buried after it got broken. Its height is about 21 cm. The man is bearded, bare-chested, and wears a headband. His physique is muscular. The upper limbs are flexed and clutched to the body and the hands are fisted. From Uruk (modern-day Warka), in southern Iraq. Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 BCE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq. IM61986.
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Author Original photograph: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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