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The Standard of Ur is a Sumerian inlaid box from Iraq around 2600 BC, notable for its war and peace scenes from the Royal Cemetery of Ur.
The Warka Vase is a carved alabaster vessel from Uruk in Iraq, made around 3200-3000 BC and known for early narrative relief carving.
Ram in a Thicket is a pair of Sumerian figures from Ur, Iraq, made around 2600 BC and notable for gold, lapis lazuli, and shell inlay.
The Royal Game of Ur is a Sumerian board game from Iraq around 2600 BC, one of the earliest surviving game boards with known rules.
The Queen's Lyre is a Sumerian bull-headed lyre from Ur, Iraq, made around 2600 BC and found in Queen Puabi's royal tomb.
The Weld-Blundell Prism is a Sumerian clay prism from Iraq, copied around 1800 BC and preserving the Sumerian King List.
