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Side of the Sumerian 'Standard of Ur', southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Artist: Unknown

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'. From the British Museum's collection.

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Title:

Side of the Sumerian 'Standard of Ur', southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Artist: Unknown

Caption:

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'. From the British Museum's collection.

Personalities:

MESOPOTAMIAN • SUMERIAN

Credit:

Album / CM Dixon / Heritage Images

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Image size:

6175 x 2830 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

52.3 x 24.0 cm | 20.6 x 9.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANCIENT CITY • ANT. OR.: UR, MESOPOTAMIA • ARCHAEOLOGICAL • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHEOLOGY • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • BANNER • BRITISH MUSEUM • BURIAL CHAMBER • BURIAL • CEMETERY: UR, MESOPOTAMIA (IRAQ) • CHARLES LEONARD WOOLLEY • CHARLES LEONARD • CITY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DEATH • EARTHWORK • EXCAVATION • EXCAVATIONS • FLAG • FLAGS • FUNERAL CHAMBER • GROUNDWORK • IRAQ • LAPIS LAZULI • LIMESTONE • LOCATION • MAUSOLEUM • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIA: UR • MESOPOTAMIAN • MOSAIC • MUSEUM • 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