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title: Sprinkler Pottery Figurine from Tabqa-Euphrates Area
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4880/sprinkler-pottery-figurine-from-tabqa-euphrates-ar/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sprinkler Pottery Figurine from Tabqa-Euphrates Area
_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4880.jpg)
## Image Caption
During the late 3rd millennium BCE, the area of the middle Euphrates developed a distinctive regional [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/). Between 1963-1973 CE, an international rescue mission excavated a large number of sites in this region which were threatened by flooding as a result of the construction of the Tabqa dam. One such site was Tell es-Sweyhat. Excavations by T. A. Hollad on behalf of the British School of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) in [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/) revealed extensive early and middle [bronze age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) occupation. Figurines with pillar bases, elaborate hairstyle and applied eyes and "scarves" are characteristic of the Tabqa-Euphraets area. The juglet with strainer, might, by placing in liquid, clamping a thumb over the mouth, withdrawing it and then gently releasing the pressure, have been used as a sprinkler. From Tabqa, Ar-Raqqah, modern-day northern [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). Early [Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Age, 2400-2000 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 11). Sprinkler Pottery Figurine from Tabqa-Euphrates Area. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sprinkler Pottery Figurine from Tabqa-Euphrates Area." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 11, 2016. .
### MLA
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