Mesopotamian Military Equipment


The so-called "Standard" of Ur. Its actual use is uncertain. In the British Museum. ca. 2600 BC.
Photos from ArtServe.

Procession with chariot or "battle-cart" on a Sumerian plaque. University Museum, Philadelphia.
Electrotype reproduction of a Sumerian gold helmet in Baghdad. Repro University Museum, Philadelphia.
Silver spear-points from the Royal Cemetery at Ur.
University Museum, Philadelphia.
Silver and bronze spear-butt from the Royal Cemetery at Ur.

Electrum dagger from Ur.

Electrotype reproduction of a dagger from the Tomb of Mesk-Kalem-dug, PG 755 Ur. "Copper dagger studded with gold nails and gold crescent-shaped hilt." Two more electrotypes of daggers from Ur, one with golden scabbard. Close-up.


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