A detail from the so called Standard of Ur, side B
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.

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Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

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UMG12A31_261

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