Male Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum (Illustration)

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 25 May 2019

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Male Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum — Sumerian male worshiper from the Shara Temple at Tell Agrab, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, 2600-2400 BCE. The eyes were made of a shell set in bitumen while the pupils were made of black limestone. The eyebrows were painted with bitumen. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in 1930s. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, May 25). Male Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10791/male-worshiper-from-tell-agrab-at-the-iraq-museum/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 25, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10791/male-worshiper-from-tell-agrab-at-the-iraq-museum/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 May 2019. Web. 14 Apr 2021.

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