Carved in bands of low relief, this tall vessel from the Eanna temple precinct at Uruk climbs from water and crops, through rams and ewes and naked men carrying offerings, to a goddess, probably Inanna, receiving gifts at her shrine. It is among the earliest narrative reliefs anywhere. Looted from the Iraq Museum in 2003, it was returned in pieces and restored.
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Behind the goddess stand two bundles of reeds with streaming banners, the emblem of her shrine. The vase had already broken in antiquity and was mended with copper bands.
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