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a. Gudea’s Statue B “the architect with the plan” (after Matthiae 2000, 13). 

a. Gudea’s Statue B “the architect with the plan” (after Matthiae 2000, 13). 

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Fig. 1a. Gudea’s Statue B “the architect with the plan” (after Matthiae...
Fig. 1b. Detail of the plan of Ningirsu’s temple, Gudea’s Statue B...
Fig. 2. Drawing reconstructing the scene of the cylinder seal of king...
Fig. 3. Bronze Band X of Balawat gates by Shalmaneser III showing the...
+2 Fig. 5a. Cylinder seal showing a standing worshipper in front of the...
2013 When Ritual Meets Art. Rituals in the Visual Arts versus the Visual Arts in Rituals: The Case of Ancient Mesopotamia, in C. Ambos and L. Verderame (eds.), Approaching Rituals in Ancient Cultures. Proceedings of the Conference, November 28-30, 2011, Roma (Supplemento n. 2 alla Rivista degli Studi Orientali Nuova Seria), Rome, pp. 209-226. RIVISTA DEGLI STUDI ORIENTALI LXXXVI
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Representations of rituals and rituals in context

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... in the performance of a ritual (Fig. 1a-b).4 The statue of Gudea was originally placed in the temple of the god Ningirsu in the city of Lagash. In fact, the statue itself carries the plan of the sacred building, projected ...

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