Standard of Ur, peace side.
Title |
Standard of Ur, peace side. |
Date |
2600 BCE? |
Cultural Context |
Iraqi Middle Eastern Near Eastern |
Style/Period |
Sumerian Mesopotamian Near Eastern |
Subject |
Sculpture Ceremonial objects Boxes Containers Storytelling Peace Celebrations Banquets Parties Eating & drinking Entertaining Entertainment Leisure Sitting Lifting & carrying Gestures Locomotion Animal locomotion Human locomotion Men Women Musicians Singers Entertainers People associated with entertainment & sports Servants Working class Employees Social classes Clothing & dress Animals Livestock Donkeys Sheep Cows Bulls Cattle Horns (Animal) Musical instruments Lyres Stringed instruments Seating furniture Furniture |
Description |
From Tomb 779, Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq. |
Material |
Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone Shell (animal material) Lapis lazuli (rock) Rock Limestone Wood (plant material) |
Measurements |
Approx. 8" x 1' 7" |
Technique |
Sculpting Inlay (process) |
Work Type |
Sculpture Boxes Funerary objects Ceremonial objects |
Repository |
British Museum (London, England, United Kingdom) |
Source |
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.2-8b, p.25) |
Rights |
Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: British Museum, London. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 327-19.jpg |
Rating |
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