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title: Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Sumerian Warriors
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8428/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Sumerian Warriors

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

## Image File

[![Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Sumerian Warriors](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8428.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8428.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a detail of the so-called "[War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Scene" of the Standard of [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/). This detail is part of the left half of the middle register. Here, six [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) soldiers stand and stride to the right. They wear leather head caps and cloaks as well as flounced skirts. They hold axes with their right hands. It seems that they are bare-footed. The artist had made different faces. The depictions, in [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/), were made using lapis lazuli, red limestone, and shell set in place with bitumen. The Standard of Ur is a (reconstructed) hollow box and its precise purpose is unknown. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, circa 2500 BCE. From the Royal Cemetry of Ur, Ur, Sothern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London).

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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. (2018, April 06). Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Sumerian Warriors. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8428/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Sumerian Warriors." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 06, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8428/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Sumerian Warriors." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8428/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/>.

## License & Copyright

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