CultureAncient Near EasternTitleUruk (Warka) Vase, with Scenes of Agriculture and Honoring the Goddess InannaWork Typesculpted vesselDatec. 3300-3000 BCEMaterialalabasterStyle PeriodMesopotamian, Uruk, Late Uruk PeriodDescriptioninv. IM 19606 The bottom registers of the relief depict, from bottom to top, flowing water, crops growing, and domestic animals. The middle register contains human figures bearing offerings drawn from the harvest, and the uppermost band of decoration represents the goddess in her temple, surrounded with dedicated gifts, including two vases of the same shape as this one. The vessel was found in the sanctuary of Inanna at Uruk (Warka) in Iraq.RepositoryIraq Museum, Baghdad, IraqARTstor CollectionArt, Archaeology and Architecture (Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives)ID Number08-02-05/56SourceImage and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y.
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