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This two-headed bust was made of plaster and bitumen and was found in modern-day Ain Ghazal in the outskirt of Amman city, Jordan in the year 1985 CE. Pre-pottery Neolithic period, circa 6500 BCE. Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman, Jordan.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 27). Ain Ghazal Bust. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3546/ain-ghazal-bust/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ain Ghazal Bust." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 27, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3546/ain-ghazal-bust/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ain Ghazal Bust." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jan 2015. Web. 19 Oct 2021.