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Historical Archive: Gudea, prince of Lagash, holding an overflowing vase; Gudea "au vase jaillissant" from Girsu (modern Tello, Iraq). Neo-Sumerian, c.2120 BCE. Dedicated to the goddess Geshtinanna. Dolerite, 62 x 25.6 cm. Louvre, Near Eastern Antiquities AO 22126 view from left, with person for scale view from left/front front view from front/right back fish in water on viewer's right overflowing vase on viewer's left