Stele of the Vultures
Work of art
The Stele of the Vultures is a monument from the Early Dynastic IIIb 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... Wikipedia
Size: height: 1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in); width: 1.30 metres (4 ft 3 in); thickness: 0.11 metres (4.3 in)
Created: Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC)
Discovered: Tello, Iraq
Present location: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Writing: Sumerian cuneiform