Woman sitting on a low chair and wearing a long skirt, breastfeeding a baby. The bulk of her hair is in a bun on the back. She looks to her right side (facing her baby). The chest is bare and her baby suckles the right breast. From Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Old-Babylonian period, 2000-1500 BCE.
The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, February 17). Woman Breastfeeding a Child. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3638/woman-breastfeeding-a-child/
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