Stele Of The Vultures
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Material | Limestone |
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Present location | Louvre Museum |
Created | Early Dynastic |
Writing | Sumerian cuneiform |
Discovered | Iraq |
Size | height: 1. 80 metres (5 ft 11 in); width: 1. 30 metres (4 ft 3 in); thickness: 0. 11 metres (4. 3 in) |
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ID | 1003417 |
About Stele Of The Vultures
The Stele of the Vultures is a monument from the Early Dynastic III period in Mesopotamia celebrating a victory of the city-state of Lagash over its neighbour Umma. It shows various battle and religious scenes and is named after the vultures that can be seen in one of these scenes.