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title: Reverse Side, Standard of Ur
author: The British Museum
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# Reverse Side, Standard of Ur

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## Image File

[![Reverse Side, Standard of Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14391.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14391.png)

## Image Caption

The Standard of [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/) is a (reconstructed) hollow box and its precise purpose is unknown. The scenes are made using a [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) of lapis lazuli, red limestone, and shell. This reverse side shows men bringing animals as tribute or [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) booty while others eat and play [music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/). [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, c. 2500 BCE. From the Royal Cemetry of Ur in Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (British Museum, London).

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Museum, T. B. (2021, July 14). Reverse Side, Standard of Ur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14391/reverse-side-standard-of-ur/>
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