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title: Pottery Plaque from the Hellenistic Period
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3287/pottery-plaque-from-the-hellenistic-period/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pottery Plaque from the Hellenistic Period

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

## Image File

[![Pottery Plaque from the Hellenistic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3287.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3287.jpg)

## Image Caption

This round [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) plaque depicts various human daily activities. In the middle, a man and a woman are having sex, and on the left, a standing woman holds a young child on her shoulders. [Hellenistic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenistic_Period/), 323-30 BCE. From [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.

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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, December 04). Pottery Plaque from the Hellenistic Period. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3287/pottery-plaque-from-the-hellenistic-period/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Plaque from the Hellenistic Period." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 04, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3287/pottery-plaque-from-the-hellenistic-period/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Plaque from the Hellenistic Period." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Dec 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3287/pottery-plaque-from-the-hellenistic-period/>.

## License & Copyright

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