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title: Warka Vase [Middle Register]
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10597/warka-vase-middle-register/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Warka Vase [Middle Register]

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Warka Vase [Middle Register]](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10597.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10597.jpg)

## Image Caption

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 and grain. The Vase of Warka, one of the priceless objects in the Iraq Museum and represents one of the earliest surviving examples of narrative art. It was excavated (in fragments) by a German excavation team in a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) complex dedicated to the goddess [Inanna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inanna/) at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Uruk](https://www.worldhistory.org/uruk/) (in southern Iraq) in 1933-1934 CE. It is about 1 meter tall. From Warka (ancient Uruk), Iraq. Jemdet Nasr Period, 3000-2900 BCE. On display at the [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) Gallery in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, May 10). Warka Vase \[Middle Register\]. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10597/warka-vase-middle-register/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Warka Vase \[Middle Register\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 10, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10597/warka-vase-middle-register/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Warka Vase \[Middle Register\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10597/warka-vase-middle-register/>.

## License & Copyright

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