Fara-Ur I period : Cylinder seals and impressionsc, c. 2900-2460 BC

Top : Shell seal, c. 2900-2460 BC, h : 5.5 cm (Berlin)upper frieze shows a god in a boat, the stem of which is shaped like the torso of a godthe stern-post ends in a snake's headrays ending in spheres radiate from the god's shouldersanother god, dressed in tufted skirt and carrying a long staff, follows him, and a strange, bearded, mythical creature walks in front of the shipin the lower register, a man travels in a two-wheeled chariot drawn by onagersa dog and three armed men follow. Bottom : White marble seal from Susa, Meskalamdu(g) phase, about 2585(?)-2645 BC, h : 4.9 cm (Louvre)the band of figures on this seal shows the transition from the Meskalamdu (g) style to that of Ur Ithe composition is somewhat stiffer and a certain schematism is noticeable. -- Named after Fara, the modern name of ancient Shuruppak, & after the First Dynasty of Ur