Strommenger, EvaPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-02-062020-02-061964WA-22http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201401The 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).35mmslideb&wen-AUMesopotamia : Eridu-'Ubaid period, Early Sumerian period, Fara-Ur I period, Imperial Akkadian periodsculpturestonebook scanUruk (Early Sumerian period) : Vase with sculptured decoration2020-02-06This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.