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Uruk (Early Sumerian period) : Vase with sculptured decoration

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Authors

Strommenger, Eva
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Description

The vase is entirely covered with figures carved in the round, probably served as a kind of stand. We meet here for the first time the naked hero guarding cattle, who later becomes very important, especially in the Early Dynastic band of figures. -- Limestone, 12.7 x 7.9 cm (British Museum).

Keywords

Mesopotamia : Eridu-'Ubaid period, Early Sumerian period, Fara-Ur I period, Imperial Akkadian period, sculpture, stone, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201401

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Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

Date created

1964

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License Rights

This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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