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, 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

Sake Vessel (Heishi) with design of butterflies, side B

Lacquer, Japanese, Muromachi; H: 1 ft. 3/4 in.; Negoro ware, black and red lacquer with gold leaf

Tomb, excavated artifact, Heart-shaped pendant, side a

Henan. Luoyang. Train factory; 2 1/4 in.x 2 3/4 in.; jade

Tomb, excavated artifact, Heart-shaped pendant, side b

Henan. Luoyang. Train factory; 2 1/4 in.x 2 3/4 in.; jade

A voyage to the Pacific Ocean : undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America, its distance from Asia, and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe : Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 /

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