Statuette from Ancient Cyprus

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 09 December 2015
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This terracotta statuette of a mother holding a child on her chest possibly came from Larnaca, Cyprus. Cypro-Classical, 400-310 BCE. On loan from The Cyprus Museum. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

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About the Author

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 09). Statuette from Ancient Cyprus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4318/statuette-from-ancient-cyprus/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statuette from Ancient Cyprus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 09, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4318/statuette-from-ancient-cyprus/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statuette from Ancient Cyprus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Dec 2015. Web. 06 Feb 2023.

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