Art Resource - ART200672

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Crushed skull of a soldier with a copper helmet from Ur, Mesopotamian, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. This skull comes from the 'King's Grave' in the cemetery at Ur. The main tomb was in a rough stone chamber at the bottom of a large pit. The bodies of six soldiers wearing copper helmets and carrying spears lay at the foot of the ramp which descended to it, over eight metres below the modern surface. The helmets were broken and crushed flat by the weight of the soil which had been thrown back into the grave during the burial. The soldiers were presumably intended to be the guardians of the tomb for eternity. If so, they failed in their duty because the central tomb had been robbed in antiquity. The soldiers' helmets closely resemble those worn by the soldiers on the Standard of Ur. ANE, 121414

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART200672

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4000px × 3356px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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