Sargon of Akkadia Bust Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great
was an Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian
city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BC. Sargon is the first
individual in recorded history to create a multiethnic, centrally ruled
empire, and his dynasty controlled Mesopotamia for around a century and a
half. The story of Sargon's birth and childhood is given in the Sargon
legend;, a Sumerian text purporting to be Sargon's biography. Stories
of Sargon's power and that of his empire may have influenced the body of
folklore that was later incorporated into the Bible. This head is
replica after the original from the National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad.
Mesopotamia, around 2350 BC. 21" tall
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Dimensions: 21" tall (53.5cm)
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