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title: Lime Plaster Statue from Ain Al-Ghazal
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4872/lime-plaster-statue-from-ain-al-ghazal/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lime Plaster Statue from Ain Al-Ghazal

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

## Image File

[![Lime Plaster Statue from Ain Al-Ghazal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4872.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4872.jpg)

## Image Caption

This extraordinary statue is one of the earliest large-scale representations of the human form. It was found as part of a cache of up to 25 statues buried in a pit under the floor of an abandoned house. All of these statues have naturalistically rendered heads and faces. Some figures are large and and have realistically represented bodies while the smaller ones are more schematized. Many are decorated with paint or shallow incisions to indicate hair, items of clothing, and to highlight facial features. From Ain Al-Ghazal, modern-day [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/). Pre-[Pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) [Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) B Period, 7200 BCE. Lime plaster over armatures of reeds and twine. Lent by the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. It is currently housed in the British Museum, London.

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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. (2016, April 11). Lime Plaster Statue from Ain Al-Ghazal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4872/lime-plaster-statue-from-ain-al-ghazal/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lime Plaster Statue from Ain Al-Ghazal." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 11, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4872/lime-plaster-statue-from-ain-al-ghazal/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lime Plaster Statue from Ain Al-Ghazal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4872/lime-plaster-statue-from-ain-al-ghazal/>.

## License & Copyright

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