Title
A detail from the so called Standard of Ur, side B
Caption
A detail from the so called Standard of Ur, side B, The figures are composed of shell with engraved details in a backround of lapis lazuli. This side shows a banquet, perhaps in celebration of victory, and a procession of spoils. It may have been the sounding box of a musical instrument. Sumerian. Early dynastic, c 2500 BC. Ur, Sumerian, Ancient Iraq.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A31_261
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,5Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,8in x 9,7in / 3536 x 2912 (300dpi)