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Title
English: so-called « Stele of Vultures »
Français : «  Stèle des Vautours »
Description
English: One fragment of the victory stele of the king Eannatum of Lagash over Umma, Sumerian archaic dynasties.
Français : Un des fragments de la stèle de victoire du roi Eannatum de Lagash sur Umma, Dynasties archaïques sumériennes.
Date circa 2450 BC
Medium limestone
Dimensions Height: 180 cm (70.9 in). Width: 130 cm (51.2 in). Depth: 11 cm (4.3 in). (whole stele)
Department of Mesopotamian antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 1a
Accession number AO 16109 Info non-talk.svg, AO 50 Info non-talk.svg, AO 2346 Info non-talk.svg & AO 2348 Info non-talk.svg (for the whole stele)
Object history
English: found in 1881 in Girsu (now Tello, Iraq), Mesopotamia, by Édouard de Sarzec
Français : découverte en 1881 à Girsu (actuelle Tello, Iraq), Mésopotamie, par Édouard de Sarzec
Credit line gift of British Museum
References notice sur le site du Louvre
Source/Photographer Eric Gaba ( User:Sting), July 2005.
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Exposure time 1/50 sec (0.02)
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ISO speed rating 400
Date and time of data generation 14:20, 15 July 2005
Lens focal length 7.9 mm
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Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
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