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Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur
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Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur

Detail (middle part of the top and middle registers) of the so-called "War Scene" of the Standard of Ur, a (reconstructed) hollow box, the precise purpose of which is unknown. From the Royal Cemetry of...
Alexander III Equestrian Egg by Fabergé
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Alexander III Equestrian Egg by Fabergé

The 1910 Alexander III Equestrian Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his mother the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. It commemorates the unveiling...
Shell Lamp or Pouring Vessel
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Shell Lamp or Pouring Vessel

This shell was imported from modern-day Oman and was incised and decorated. One end (the upper one) was engraved with a bird's head; the bird's eye would have been inlaid with lapis lazuli. As a lamp, this shell would...
Standart Egg by Fabergé
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Standart Egg by Fabergé

The 1909 Standart Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna. The egg is made of rock crystal with a gold mount. The foot of the egg is formed...
Menit Necklace
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Menit Necklace

18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III (c. 1390-1352 BCE) Bronze or copper alloy, faience, glass, agate, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cow's Head Detail, Silver Lyre, Ur
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Cow's Head Detail, Silver Lyre, Ur

The silver cow's head decorating the front has inlaid eyes of shell and lapis lazuli. This lyre was found in the 'Great Death-Pit', one of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. From Ur, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq...
A Seal with a History
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A Seal with a History

This clay tablet records several inscriptions found on an old lapis lazuli cylinder seal. The seal had belonged first to the Kassite king Shagarakti-Shuriash (reigned 1245-1233 BCE) in Babylon. It was taken to Assyria; later...
Human-Headed Bull in the Standard of Ur
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Human-Headed Bull in the Standard of Ur

This is one of the scenes depicted on one of the sides of the Standard of Ur; this is not part of the so-called "Peace and War Scenes" of the Standard. Here, at the center, there is what appears to be a tall...
Male Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum
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Male Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum

Statue of a Sumerian male worshiper from the hoard in Nintu Temple V at Khafajah (ancient Tutub), Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, 2600-2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University...
Partial Headdress
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Partial Headdress

This headdress was made of silver and inlaid with gold, lapis lazuli, and other precious stones. It was found in one of the royal cemeteries at Ur and belonged to one of queen/princess Pu'Abi's female attendants. Early dynastic...
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