Caption:
Early Dynastic III Period (2600-2350 BC). Mesopotamia. Stele of Vultures, c. 2450 BC. Fragment of the victory stele of Eannatum, king of Lagash, over Umma. Detail. Sumerian phalanx formation. Fragment discovered among the remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Girsu (Tello, Iraq). Limestone. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.