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title: Painted Pottery Jar from Arqub az-Zahr
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10063/painted-pottery-jar-from-arqub-az-zahr/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Painted Pottery Jar from Arqub az-Zahr

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Painted Pottery Jar from Arqub az-Zahr](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10063.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10063.jpg)

## Image Caption

Jar decorated in red, like a burnished slip or groups of lines The spouts applied to some jars may have served as stands for dipper juglets. Early [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/), 3600-3100 BCE. From Arqub az-Zahr, [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/). (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 28). Painted Pottery Jar from Arqub az-Zahr. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10063/painted-pottery-jar-from-arqub-az-zahr/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Pottery Jar from Arqub az-Zahr." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 28, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10063/painted-pottery-jar-from-arqub-az-zahr/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Pottery Jar from Arqub az-Zahr." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10063/painted-pottery-jar-from-arqub-az-zahr/>.

## License & Copyright

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