Ivory Hand from The Fosse Temple

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It is possible that this hand formed part of the temple's cult figure. LBII, 1400-1200 BCE. From the Fosse Temple at Lachish, modern-day Israel. (The British Museum, London).

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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. (2016, September 07). Ivory Hand from The Fosse Temple. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5619/ivory-hand-from-the-fosse-temple/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Hand from The Fosse Temple." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 07, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5619/ivory-hand-from-the-fosse-temple/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Hand from The Fosse Temple." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5619/ivory-hand-from-the-fosse-temple/. Web. 03 Jul 2025.

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