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Victory Stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures)

ViewSoldiers with spears and shields
SiteGirsu (now Telloh)
LocationSyria
Date2600/2450 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodAncient Near Eastern
Materiallimestone
Dimensionsreconstructed to 170 cm height
CollectionFrance, 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-0671
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 2, plate 7