ound in one of the largest tombs of the Royal Cemetery of Ur (PG 779), the panels are part of a hollow, trapezoid box measuring some 20cm by 50cm with blunted triangular ends, wider at the bottom than at the top. It is now thought unlikely that it was a standard (it was found lying against the shoulder of the skeleton of a man, identified as a royal standard bearer), although its true purpose remains elusive. The panels are
