
Sujet
Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, about 2600-2400 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as 'War' and 'Peace'. The 'Peace' panel depicts animals, fish and other goods brought in procession to a banquet. Seated figures drink whilst a musician plays a lyre. From the British Museum's collection.
Date
30 nov. 1999
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B76_079
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (2,9Mo) / 38,4cm x 32,8cm / 4535 x 3878 (300dpi)