The Ancient Near East Stele of Hammurabi
This artwork is the upper part of the Stele inscribed with Hammurabi's Code of Law. It shows Hammurabi confronting the Sun God. It is a relief sculpture, meaning; creating a 3-dimensional figure.

Stele of Hammurabi

Who- Mesopotamian Artists
What- Stone, Relief Sculpture
When- 1,760 B.C.
Where-Babylon (susa)
Why- Religious Sculpture, Royal
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