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This is an example of a type of decorated pottery known as Scarlet Ware. The painting includes chariot and banquet scene with musicians. One musician plays a bull-headed lyre. The jar is the earliest object so far known to combine these recurrent themes in Sumerian art. Early Dynastic Period, 2800-2600 BCE. From Khafajah (ancient Tutub), modern-day Diyala Governorate, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 13). Painted Ceramic Jar From Khafajah. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5642/painted-ceramic-jar-from-khafajah/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Ceramic Jar From Khafajah." World History Encyclopedia, September 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5642/painted-ceramic-jar-from-khafajah/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Ceramic Jar From Khafajah." World History Encyclopedia, 13 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5642/painted-ceramic-jar-from-khafajah/.
