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title: Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10066/pottery-jar-showing-a-myth-from-tell-zara/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a

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

## Image File

[![Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10066.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10066.jpg)

## Image Caption

Lare jar painted in red and black on beige. The paintings show animal scenes in two registers. In the lower register, two large snakes lie opposite each other. In the upper one, framed by horizontal lines and a zigzag motif on the jar's shoulder and neck, two coiled snakes and two stretched-out snakes, as well as two further scenes, are visible. The first scene shows a lion pacing behind a bull. Below the latter, a human figure sits on a stool holding up something, maybe a child or a [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/). In the second scene, another lion walks behind a flock of smaller animals in addition to a cat-like creature and a scorpion. These interesting scenes seem to depict a story, maybe a legend or a myth of the time. Late [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/), 1440-1300 BCE. From from Tell Zar'a in northwestern [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 15). Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10066/pottery-jar-showing-a-myth-from-tell-zara/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 15, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10066/pottery-jar-showing-a-myth-from-tell-zara/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10066/pottery-jar-showing-a-myth-from-tell-zara/>.

## License & Copyright

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