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The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery
eyeOpener gallery tour / Free / Daily, 11.45–12.25
Between 6000 and 1550 BC, Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (now Iraq, north east Syria and part of south east Turkey) witnessed crucial advancements in the development of human civilization during the evolution from small agricultural settlements to large cities.
The Standard of Ur, 2600-2400 BC More information
The Standard of Ur, 2600-2400 BC
The "Ram in a Thicket", 2600-2400 BC More information
The "Ram in a Thicket", 2600-2400 BC
The Queen of the Night, 4th century AD More information
The Queen of the Night, 4th century AD
The Royal Game of Ur, 2600-2400 BC More information
The Royal Game of Ur, 2600-2400 BC
Objects on display in Room 56 illustrate economic success based on agriculture, the invention of writing, developments in technology and artistry, and other achievements of the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians, who lived in Mesopotamia at this time.
Objects found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur are of particular importance.
See this gallery on the floor plan
Beads and pendants
Agatha Christie & archaeology
Illustrated introduction to Michelangelo, £9.99
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