Michael Rakowitz
The invisible enemy should not exist. Presentations in Sharjah 2007 and at Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, 2016. Text by Gauthier Lesturgie and photos.
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museum number: IM52560
excavation number: unknown
provenance: Tell Harmal
dimension(s) (in cm): height: 100
material: terracotta (baked clay)
date: Old Babylonian (ca. 1800 BC)
description: One of two terracotta lions found at the gate of the Dagan temple in Tell Harmal (ancient Shaduppum). Molded clay, interior hollow.
status: In museum, head destroyed during museum looting.
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— Micah Garen and Marie-Hélène Carleton
© Photo: Courtesy of Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin
Photographer: Nick Ash
The invisible enemy should not exist. Presentations in Sharjah 2007 and at Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, 2016. Text by Gauthier Lesturgie and photos.