Generally my favorite part of any art museum is the antiquities section, if they have one. And the Louvre certainly has one -- one of the advantages of being a former colonial power. These include the gates of Dur Sharrukin w, capitol city of Sargon II w, the stela of the Law Code of Hammurabi w, artifacts of Akhenaten's w reign, and more.
I'm particularly fond of this piece. The tablet in the man's lap depicts what is certainly the floor plan of a building that he has designed -- perhaps the first likeness of an architect.
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