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Warka Vase [Bottom Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The bottom register of the Warka Vase is composed of two horizontal parts. The lower portion depicts naturalistic components...
![Warka Vase [Middle Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10597.jpg?v=1599154203)
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Warka Vase [Middle Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The middle register depicts a procession of naked male figures carrying bowls and jars of sacrificial elements, such as fruit...

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The Mask of Warka, Warka Vase, and Shalmaneser III's Throne Dais
A short video shot by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad on March 14, 2019. The video showcases the Mask of Warka, the Warka Vase, and the throne-dais of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.
![Offering to Inanna, Warka Vase [Top Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10591.jpg?v=1724658839-1724658887)
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Offering to Inanna, Warka Vase [Top Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The top register depicts a complete scene. Here, a naked man offers a bowl of fruits and grains to a Mesopotamian female...

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The Warka Vase at the Iraq Museum
A young man stands before and skims the votive Vase of Warka, one of the priceless objects in the Iraq Museum and represents one of the earliest surviving narrative art. The man was included in the image for comparison with the Vase's size...
![Detail of Warka Vase [Top Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10595.jpg?v=1599154203)
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Detail of Warka Vase [Top Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The top register depicts a complete scene. Here, a male figure holds what appears to be a belly belt of priest or chieftain...

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The Warka Vase
The Vase of Warka (also called Uruk Vase) is one of the earliest surviving examples of narrative art. It was excavated (in fragments) by a German excavation team in a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Inanna at the city of Uruk (in...
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Offering Scene, Warka Vase [Top Register]
The votive or sacred Warka Vase is decorated with three horizontal registers and shows signs of repair in antiquity. The top register depicts a complete scene. Here, a collection of votive offerings (animals, fruits, and grains) are being...

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François Vase
The François Vase is a large Attic volute-krater dating to c. 570-565 BCE, and it is perhaps the example par excellence of the black-figure pottery style. An astonishing range of scenes and characters from Greek mythology cover the vase and...

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The Portland Vase
The Portland Vase is a Roman two-handled glass amphora dating to between the second half of the 1st century BCE and the early 1st century CE. The vase has a cameo-like effect decoration which perhaps depicts the marriage of Peleus and Thetis...