Art History for Artists: In Progress

This is a sculpture of the Priestess Enanatumma. The sculpture is dedicated to the Godess Ningal. It was placed inside of a temple in order to pray continuously to the Godess Ningal, in the city of Ur, in the country known today as Iraq. It was made between 1950 BCE and 1900 BCE. It is carved from stone. The statue now resides at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, USA. You can see more information on Penn's website: Human Statuette