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This dish was found at the city of Nimrud (ancient Kalhu, Biblical Calah), modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian era, 934-612 BCE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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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, July 30). Bronze Dish from Nimrud. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2818/bronze-dish-from-nimrud/
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