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        "objectNumber": "1983.34",
        "primaryTitle": "Foundation Cone of Gudea, King of Lagash",
        "objectName": "cone",
        "dated": "2150 - 2125 BCE",
        "classification": "Inscription",
        "department": "Ancient Near Eastern Art",
        "medium": "clay",
        "dimensions": "Overall: 3 3/4 × 2 3/8 inches (9.5 × 6 cm)"
    },
    "provenance": {
        "creditLine": "Gift of the Board of the Antiquaries in memory of Mrs. Cleo Gruber ",
        "provenance": "(Charles Ede, Ltd.);\r\n1983-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)",
        "signed": "",
        "inscribed": "Inscribed, cuneiform script, around shaft: [[freely] translated: Gudea, Ensi of Lagash, produced resplendently everything appropriate for Ningirsu, Warrior of Enlil, and built and restored his (Ningursu's temple, called) E-ninnu, the bright Imdugud bird.]",
        "markings": ""
    },
    "creators": [
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            "displayName": "Sumerian, Mesopotamian",
            "role": "Artist",
            "nationality": "Mesopotamian",
            "bio": ""
        }
    ],
    "rights": [
        {
            "type": "Public Domain",
            "copyright": "",
            "creditLineRepro": "Sumerian, Mesopotamian, Foundation Cone of Gudea, King of Lagash, 2150 - 2125 BCE, clay. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Board of the Antiquaries in memory of Mrs. Cleo Gruber, 1983.34."
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