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Standard of Ur, war panelThe top register shows the king, large enough that his head penetrates the decorative border, standing in front of his leading warriors and his chariot. To his right stand the defeated prisoners, naked, bound, and bloody from their wounds. The middle register shows a battle scene and more prisoners, while the bottom panel presents war chariots trampling the defeated enemy.The British Museum, London, UK/Album/Art Resource, NY