Excavated by Leonard Woolley in the late 1920s from a royal tomb at Ur, in present-day Iraq, this box is inlaid on each side with shell figures set against lapis lazuli. One face shows war, with wagons trampling enemies and prisoners led before the king; the other shows peace, with animals and goods brought to a banquet. Woolley called it a standard, but its purpose is unknown.
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On both sides the king is the tallest figure, his head breaking through the top border. At the banquet, a musician plays a lyre.
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