Cup from Jemdet Nasr period

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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A soapstone sculpture depicting a cup fixed on the back of standing animals. From Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq); location and date of excavation are unknown. Circa 3000 BCE. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

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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, October 02). Cup from Jemdet Nasr period. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3094/cup-from-jemdet-nasr-period/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cup from Jemdet Nasr period." World History Encyclopedia, October 02, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3094/cup-from-jemdet-nasr-period/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cup from Jemdet Nasr period." World History Encyclopedia, 02 Oct 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3094/cup-from-jemdet-nasr-period/.

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