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Victory Stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures)
| View | Reverse side: King letting vulture eat the enemy. Inv.2346 |
| Site | Girsu (now Telloh) |
| Location | Syria |
| Date | 2600/2450 BC |
| Subject | Sculpture |
| Period | Ancient Near Eastern |
| Material | limestone |
| Dimensions | reconstructed to 170 cm height |
| Collection | France, Paris, Musee du Louvre |
| Add'l. Info. | dedicated by Eannatum, Prince of Lagash, in celebration of his victory over the city of Umma |
| Saskia No. | Jii-0674 |
| Source | Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 2, plate 7 |
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