5h 11min, may 31, 2700 y BC - Votive Statues from the Square Temple at Eshnunna
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Gypsum, alabaster, shell, limestoneSumerian Eshnunna (Iraq)
During early Dynastic period, life was focused on gods who were believed to live in the temples. The temples weren’t a place a worship. Mostly room for a priest who connected to the gods. Because of lack of access, elite had votives created in their likeness to represent them in the temple.
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5h 11min, may 31, 2700 y BC
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~ 4730 years ago