Fragment of a vessel with a bird of prey attacking a crouched animal in relief
Object type: Vessel
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Period: Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr
Date: ca. 3300–2900 BCE
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 1/2 in. (6.6 x 11.2 x 1.4 cm)
Classification: Stone-Vessels
Geography:      Southern Mesopotamia 
Credit line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Birds|Animals