Inlay sculpture 

Caption

Import restricted since 1990, section II.D.1 of 2008 designated list.

Size: varies

Date: Early Bronze Age (c. 3000-2000 BC)

Inlay sculpture takes monumental and small-scale forms in the 3rd millennium BC. Monumental examples include friezes of sculpted stone figures set into an inlaid stone or bitumen background. Small-scale examples with flat, cut-out figures in light-colored stones set against dark stone or bitumen backgrounds decorate boxes and furniture. Subjects include narrative scenes such as warfare and banqueting.