This is an exact copy of a copper head of an unknown Akkadian king. This image offers us insight as to what Mesopotamian people may have looked like circa 2200 BC.
Original: The British Museum
Date: c. 2254 BC – 2218 BC
Location: Nineveh (Iraq)
Empire: Akkadian Empire
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“Facsimile replica of a copper head of a statue representing a Mesopotamian king, possibly Naram-Sin; shown with an elaborate royal hairstyle with plaited hair, chignon and headband. The original head was deliberately defaced: the ears and beard cut, the nose battered and one eye gouged out. This replica is mounted on a block of black stone.” – The British Museum
The Location of Akkad
