Category:Divinatory livers (Louvre)

English: Divinatory livers. Clay cooked. 19th-18th century BC. Palace of Mari. Excavations of André Parrot 1935-1936. Louvre museum (Paris, France). These models are part of a set of 32 divinatory livers found in Room 108 of Mari Palace. They were aide-memoirs for the priests or demonstration pieces for the schools of soothsayers.
Français : Foies divinatoires. Argile cuite. XIX-XVIIIe siècle av. J.-C. Palais de Mari. Fouilles d'André Parrot 1935-1936. Musée du Louvre. Ces modèles font partie d'un lot de 32 foies divinatoires découverts dans la salle 108 du palais de Mari. C'était des aides mémoires pour les prêtres ou des pièces de démonstration pour les écoles de devins.
<nowiki>Foie divinatoire; Divinatory liver; sculpture conservée au département des Antiquités orientales du musée du Louvre</nowiki>
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Depictsliver
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LocationRoom 227, Richelieu Wing, Louvre Palace, 1st arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris
Creator
  • unknown value
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Location of discovery
Owned by
  • French State
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Inception
  • 2nd millennium BC (before 1600 BC, after 2000 BC)
Mass
  • 85 g
Width
  • 6.49 cm
Height
  • 6.93 cm
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Wikidata Q87717244
Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010144556
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