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title: Mesopotamian Incense Container
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2265/mesopotamian-incense-container/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-08-26
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# Mesopotamian Incense Container

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

## Image File

[![Mesopotamian Incense Container](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2265.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2265.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) incense container found at layer 5 of the altar platform of the central [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Basmosian Hill, [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Hurrian period, 2nd millennium BCE.

Sulaimaniya 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. (2014, January 24). Mesopotamian Incense Container. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2265/mesopotamian-incense-container/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Incense Container." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 24, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2265/mesopotamian-incense-container/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Incense Container." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jan 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2265/mesopotamian-incense-container/>.

## License & Copyright

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