A man walks beside an ox which drags its traces along the ground, Another man or child sits astride the animals neck. The scene could be interpreted as an action picture in which one person is shown vaulting over the animal in a movement similar to Cretan bull fighting. The accentuated eyes are characteristic of Sumerian art . Mesopotamian Period: Protoliterate 3500 3000 BC. Uruk Material: Soapstone.