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title: Flask of Atchana Ware from Alalakh
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4878/flask-of-atchana-ware-from-alalakh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Flask of Atchana Ware from Alalakh

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

## Image File

[![Flask of Atchana Ware from Alalakh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4878.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4878.jpg)

## Image Caption

This fine decorated [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) takes its name from the modern name of Tell Atchana, Alalakh. It was defined by the excavator Sir L. Woolley as a locally produced variant of the so-called "Nuzi ware", a similarly fine and elaborated decorated pottery first recognized at the site of Nuzi in Iraq. Characteristic of the Atchana ware are the floral designs which are unmatched in the Nuzi ware. From Levels III-II, Tell Atchana, Hatay, modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). Late [Bronze age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/), circa 1370-1270 BCE. (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 10). Flask of Atchana Ware from Alalakh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4878/flask-of-atchana-ware-from-alalakh/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flask of Atchana Ware from Alalakh." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4878/flask-of-atchana-ware-from-alalakh/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flask of Atchana Ware from Alalakh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4878/flask-of-atchana-ware-from-alalakh/>.

## License & Copyright

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