While walking through the museum, you come across a piece of art known as the Warka Vase. What makes this piece so special?

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It has four distinct levels of carving that feature animals, vegetation, a temple, and hunters.

It has four distinct levels of carving that feature animals, vegetation, a temple, and hunters.

It is made of clay, stones, and mud.

It is made of clay, stones, and mud.

It is completely intact and has never been broken.

It is completely intact and has never been broken.

It is one of the oldest known examples of relief sculpture that depicts a narrative.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini
It is one of the oldest known examples of relief sculpture that depicts a narrative.

The Warka (Uruk) Vase — carved from alabaster around 3200–3000 BCE — uses stacked registers showing vegetation, animals, and a procession of humans bringing offerings to a temple/goddess, making it an early narrative relief.