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title: Incense Burner from Tell Bazmusian
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11200/incense-burner-from-tell-bazmusian/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Incense Burner from Tell Bazmusian

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

## Image File

[![Incense Burner from Tell Bazmusian](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11200.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11200.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) incense burner/container was found at Tell Bazmusian, Lake Dukan, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. A wild goat is topped by a 2-story house model with a chimney. Hurrian period, mid-2nd century BCE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. A very similar one, which was also found at Tell Bazmusian, is on display at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.

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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, September 18). Incense Burner from Tell Bazmusian. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11200/incense-burner-from-tell-bazmusian/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Incense Burner from Tell Bazmusian." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11200/incense-burner-from-tell-bazmusian/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Incense Burner from Tell Bazmusian." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11200/incense-burner-from-tell-bazmusian/>.

## License & Copyright

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