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

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

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