Strommenger, EvaPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-02-062020-02-061964WA-24http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201403Above : Spouted jug with mosaic inlay from E-anna precinct, treasure-house of layer IIIa/II, Uruk, hard stone, shell inlay, h : 15 cm (Iraq Museum)libation jugs of stone like this were often made in several partshere, spout, once inserted in neck, has disappeared, and been replaced by another found separately. Below : Bowl with mosaic inlay, from "Sin"-temple IV (proto-dynastic), Khafaje, stone with mother-of-pearl inlay, h : 11.1 cm (Iraq Museum)although found in a rather later context, this bowl is more likely to belong to the preceding period, as do some other finds from the same spot.35mmslidecolouren-AUMesopotamia : Eridu-'Ubaid period, Early Sumerian period, Fara-Ur I period, Imperial Akkadian periodsculpturestonebook scan2020-02-06This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.