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Silver Vase with Cuneiform

Mesopotamia, 2400BCE

Silver Vase with Cuneiform, Mesopotamia

Silver Vase with Cuneiform, zoomed in

35 cm

Silver Vase with Cuneiform scale comparison

18 cm

Silver Vase with Cuneiform (Vase dédié par Entemena, roi de Lagash) is a Mesopotamian Silver and Copper Decorative Artwork created in 2400BCE. It lives at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Cuneiform and Vessels. Source See Silver Vase with Cuneiform in the Kaleidoscope

Vase dedicated by Entemena, king of Lagash, to Ningirsu. Found in Telloh, ancient city of Girsu.

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