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| Small head carved from ivory. Described as a "memory image"; also considered an abstraction |
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| carved stone to memorialize a battle scene using hieratic scale, which depicts the hero larger than the rest of the people in the scene. |
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| a carved statue to show what the law was. Punishments for disobeying the law were determined by wealth, class, gender, etc. |
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| a painted image on limestone. Depicts a bird-headed hunter being killed by a bison. The hunter also had a weapon. |
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| a carved human figuring; probably used as a toy. Has no gender, just general human characteristics. |
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| A tall vessel carved from limestone. The carvings were used to tell a story. |
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| A vivid hunting scene of a ceremonial hunt with lions as the prey. |
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| a megalithic monument probably used as a compass. Complex monument with 8 different phases of construction over a long period of time. |
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| an engraved block of red ocher. Probably used as a crayon. |
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| Large lions carved from building stones. They were used as a protector or guardian outside of the city. |
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| A statue of the powerful ruler Gudea. Depicts him wearing a long robe and holding a vessel from which live-giving water flows. Shows him as a powerful ruler. |
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| carved stone figures created as religious art. They are images dedicated to the gods. |
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| Lamassus creatures outside the gate of the citadel. Carved in stone and placed there to protect the citadel. |
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| Carved limestone figuring, originally red in color. Possible given as a friendship gift to represent health and fertility. |
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