![Statue of Gudea of Lagash with architectural plan of a temple, Iraq, ca. 2090 BC [2439 × 1347] : r/ArtefactPorn Statue of Gudea of Lagash with architectural plan of a temple, Iraq, ca. 2090 BC [2439 × 1347] : r/ArtefactPorn](https://preview.redd.it/e6nr8timuxg31.png?auto=webp&s=003246610873f67f80f9e8a6ae5760e182ebd3bd)
Statue of Gudea of Lagash with architectural plan of a temple, Iraq, ca. 2090 BC [2439 × 1347] : r/ArtefactPorn
![Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long” | Neo-Sumerian | Neo-Sumerian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long” | Neo-Sumerian | Neo-Sumerian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/an/original/DP-23786-005.jpg)
Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long” | Neo-Sumerian | Neo-Sumerian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Getty on Twitter: "In the first statue pictured, Gudea holds a vessel from which flow stylized streams of fresh water, inhabited by tiny fish. The inscription on his garment tells us that Getty on Twitter: "In the first statue pictured, Gudea holds a vessel from which flow stylized streams of fresh water, inhabited by tiny fish. The inscription on his garment tells us that](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJKBvKuXMAckSpm.jpg:large)