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This terracotta figurine represents a cow and dates back to the Ubaid period, 4th millennium BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (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). Terracotta Cow Figurine from Ubaid period. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2820/terracotta-cow-figurine-from-ubaid-period/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Cow Figurine from Ubaid period." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jul 2014. Web. 08 Oct 2024.
