Relief
Object Number:
B17066
Current Location:
Iraq's Ancient Past
Provenience:
Iraq
Ur
Section:
Near Eastern
Materials:
Copper Alloy
Iconography:
Lion
Nude
Rosette
Description:
2 Lions/2 Fallen Nudes/Rosettes
CBS Register: copper shield (?) repousse work. two lions passant, over two fallen nude enemies. Rosette with 10 petals.
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998)
Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jun 2010)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Legrain, Leon. 1950. The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum, University Museum Bulletin Vol.: 10:3-4.
[Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. and Horne, Lee. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 67
[Catalogue] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. : Page/Fig./Plate: 104
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