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The 'Peace' side of the Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Artist: Unknown
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Title:
The 'Peace' side of the Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
The 'Peace' side of the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as 'War' and 'Peace'. The 'Peace' panel depicts animals, fish and other goods brought in procession to a banquet. Seated figures drink whilst a musician plays a lyre.From the British Museum's collection.
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Credit:
Album / CM Dixon / Heritage Images
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
6060 x 2919 px | 50.6 MB
Print size:
51.3 x 24.7 cm | 20.2 x 9.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ANCIENT CITY • ANT. OR.: UR, MESOPOTAMIA • ARCHAEOLOGICAL • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • ARTS • BANNER • BANQUET • BRITISH MUSEUM • BURIAL CHAMBER • BURIAL • CEMETERY: UR, MESOPOTAMIA (IRAQ) • CHARLES LEONARD WOOLLEY • CHARLES LEONARD • CITY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DEATH • DRINK • EARTHWORK • EXCAVATION • EXCAVATIONS • FLAG • FLAGS • FOOD • FUNERAL CHAMBER • GROUNDWORK • IRAQ • LAPIS LAZULI • LIMESTONE • LIRA • LOCATION • LYRA • LYRE • MAUSOLEUM • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIA: UR • MESOPOTAMIAN • MOSAIC • MUSEUM • MUSIC • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LYRE • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT • MUSICIAN • NAVVYING • PEOPLE • PROCESSION • ROYAL • ROYALTY • SEPULCHRAL • SHELL • SIR CHARLES LEONARD WOOLLEY • SIR CHARLES LEONARD • STANDARD OF UR • STANDARD • SUMER • SUMERIAN • TOMB • UR • UR, MESOPOTAMIA • UR: STANDARD • WOOLLEY
