Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, rear, War side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 1 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Mausoleum, excavated artifact, so-called "Maussollos"

Halicarnassus, Turkey; 9 ft. 10 7/64 in. x 3 ft. 8 3/32 in. x 2 ft. 2 49/64 in.; marble

Royal Cemetery, PG789, excavated artifact, #U.10412, Queen's Lyre

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 3 ft. 8 19/64 in.x 2 ft. 4 47/64 in.x 2 3/4 in.; lapis lazuli, shell, red limestone, gold on wood

Ship Burial, Mound 1, excavated artifact, Hanging Bowl

Sutton Hoo, England; 5 5/16 in.x 11 47/64 in.; champlevé, inlaid, gilt, silver, gold, copper alloy

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, War Side, upper left: first register

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, War Side, upper left: detail of 1st to 3rd registers: detail

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, Peace Side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 8 35/64 in. x 1 ft. 7 27/32 in. x 4 9/16 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, left end

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 8 35/64 in.x 4 9/16 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, right end

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 8 35/64 in.x 4 9/16 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, War Side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 8 35/64 in.x 1 ft. 7 27/32 in.x 4 9/16 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Tomb, excavated artifact, Heart-shaped Pendant

Jiangsu. Wuxi City. Outang xiang; 2 3/4 in.x 2 9/32 in.; white jade

Tomb 2 (M2D1; likely the Queen of the King of Jiangdu), excavated artifact, #7 Heart-shaped Pendant

Jiangsu. Wuxi County. Dayunshan; L: 1 13/16 in.; white jade

Tomb 2 (M2D1; likely the Queen of the King of Jiangdu), excavated artifact, #7 Heart-shaped Pendant, line draing of the remaining fragment

Jiangsu. Wuxi County. Dayunshan; white jade

Tomb 2 (M2D1; likely the Queen of the King of Jiangdu), excavated artifact, #7 Heart-shaped Pendant, rubbing

Jiangsu. Wuxi County. Dayunshan; white jade

Tomb of the King of Jiangdu [likely Liu Fei] (M1K1(6) , excavated artifact, #91 Heart-shaped Pendant

Jiangsu. Xuyi County. Dayunshan; L: 3 15/32 in.; white jade