archaeohistories, 
A Sumerian Statuette (2600 BC) found in Nippur, Iraq.
The archaic smile was used by Mesopotamian sculptors possibly to suggest that their subject was alive and infused with a sense of well-being.
The Penn Museum, Philadelphia
archaeohistories, A Sumerian Statuette (2600 BC) found in Nippur, Iraq.
The archaic smile was used by Mesopotamian sculptors possibly to suggest that their subject was alive and infused with a sense of well-being.
The Penn Museum, Philadelphia
