Entemena of Lagash Headless Statue
Entemena of Lagash Headless Statue

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1400 B.C.
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): stone
Provenience Nation: Iraq
Provenience Location: Ur, Iraq
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2008
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Iraq
Location: Iraq National Museum in Baghdad

Iraqi Entemena Of Lagash Headless Statue


Description:
A Headless Stone Statue of the Sumerian King Entemena of Lagash

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2001
Year Claim Resolved: 2008
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: Government of Iraq
Complainant Nation: Iraq
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: United States Government
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy:
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Part of group of Iraqi Antiquities repatriated in September 2010 WHERE IS IT NOW? The statue is on permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq. The museum is currently undergoing renovations as of June 2026.