Stele of the Vultures photograph

Stele Of The Vultures

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Material Limestone
Present location Louvre Museum
CreatedEarly Dynastic
WritingSumerian cuneiform
Discovered Iraq
Sizeheight: 1. 80 metres (5 ft 11 in); width: 1. 30 metres (4 ft 3 in); thickness: 0. 11 metres (4. 3 in)
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1003417
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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.

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