Headdress, Early Dynastic IIIa, ca. 2600–2500 , Mesopotamia, Ur (modern Tell al-Muqayyar), Sumerian, Gold, lapis lazuli

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Headdress, Early Dynastic IIIa, ca. 2600–2500 , Mesopotamia, Ur (modern Tell al-Muqayyar), Sumerian, Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, L. 15 1/8 in. ( cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, Kings and nobles became increasingly powerful and independent of temple authority during the course of the Early Dynastic period (2900–2350 ), although the success of a king's reign was considered to depend on support from the gods

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