Clay Mask from the Old Babylonian Era

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A clay mask depicting a face with acting expressions. Mesopotamian art usually portrays human faces in a poker-like configuration. This one has 3 small holes at the upper part which might have been used to attach it to a necklace with the purpose of incantation/exorcism. Mesopotamia, old Babylonian era, 2000-1500 BCE, Sulaimaniya Museum, 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. (2014, January 30). Clay Mask from the Old Babylonian Era. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2267/clay-mask-from-the-old-babylonian-era/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Clay Mask from the Old Babylonian Era." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jan 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2267/clay-mask-from-the-old-babylonian-era/. Web. 15 Jul 2025.

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