Image: Sumerian - Male Worshiper - Walters 215 (2)

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Description: The shaven head, a sign of ritual purity, may identify this figure as a priest. A partially preserved inscription on one shoulder states that he prays to Ninshubur, the goddess associated with the planet Mercury.
Title: Male Worshiper
Credit: Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
Author: Anonymous (Sumer)Unknown author
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