The Standard of Ur (Objects in Focus)

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Collins is the curator responsible for the Early Mesopotamia collections (from prehistory to c.1500 BC). She has excavated extensively including in Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Klappentext The Standard of Ur is one of the most famous objects to be discovered from ancient Mesopotamia. It was un earthed in a tomb in 1927 by Leonard Woolley during his archaeological excavations of the 'Royal Cemetery' of Ur located in present - day Iraq. This beautifully illustrated short introduction tells the story of discovery and significance of this splendid object. Vorwort The Standard of Ur is one of the most famous objects to be discovered from ancient Mesopotamia. It was un earthed in a tomb in 1927 by Leonard Woolley during his archaeological excavations of the ‘Royal Cemetery’ of Ur located in present - day Iraq. This beautifully illustrated short introduction tells the story of discovery and significance of this splendid object. Zusammenfassung The Standard of Ur is one of the most famous objects to be discovered from ancient Mesopotamia. It was un earthed in a tomb in 1927 by Leonard Woolley during his archaeological excavations of the ‘Royal Cemetery’ of Ur located in present - day Iraq. This beautifully illustrated short introduction tells the story of discovery and significance of this splendid object.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Collins, Collins Sarah
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.2015
• EAN: 9780714151137
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-5113-7
• No. of pages: 64
• Weight: 200 g
• Series: Objects in Focus; OBJECTS IN FOCU; Objects in Focus; OBJECTS IN FOCU
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Middle Eastern history, Sumer, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Archaeology; Mesopotamia, Sumeria