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title: Part of an altar from Tel Halaf
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2991/part-of-an-altar-from-tel-halaf/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Part of an altar from Tel Halaf

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

## Image File

[![Part of an altar from Tel Halaf](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2991.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2991.jpg)

## Image Caption

These enamelled bricks formed part of an altar at the forecourt of the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Guzana (or Gozan). From Tell Halaf (modern Al-Hasaka Governorate), northeastern [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). Neo-Assyrian period, circa 800 BCE. (The [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum, Berlin).

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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, August 31). Part of an altar from Tel Halaf. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2991/part-of-an-altar-from-tel-halaf/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Part of an altar from Tel Halaf." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 31, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2991/part-of-an-altar-from-tel-halaf/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Part of an altar from Tel Halaf." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Aug 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2991/part-of-an-altar-from-tel-halaf/>.

## License & Copyright

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