Gold Foil-covered Lead Bulla from Bog of Allen

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 18 December 2015
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Gold Foil-covered Lead Bulla from Bog of Allen Download Full Size Image

This Gold foil-covered lead bulla or amulet was found in Bog of Allen, Ireland. Circa 800-700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

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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. (2015, December 18). Gold Foil-covered Lead Bulla from Bog of Allen. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4277/gold-foil-covered-lead-bulla-from-bog-of-allen/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Foil-covered Lead Bulla from Bog of Allen." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 18, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4277/gold-foil-covered-lead-bulla-from-bog-of-allen/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Foil-covered Lead Bulla from Bog of Allen." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Dec 2015. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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