dec 10, 2700 BC - Votive Statues from the Square Temple at Eshnunna
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2700 BCE
Gypsum, alabaster, shell, limestone
Sumerian Eshnunna (Iraq)
ecause of lack of access, elite had votives created in their likeness to represent them in the temple. Not sure how they were presented to the gods, some were found buried under the temple floor.
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