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

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

2-580-404 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

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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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Sir Charles Leonard Woolley: British: Archaeologist
  2. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Death & Burial

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6175x2830
File Size : 51,198kb


Aliases

  1. MKPC10
  1. 1A
  1. 0370001267
  1. 2-580-404
  1. 2580404

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