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title: Painted Ceramic Jar From Khafajah
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5642/painted-ceramic-jar-from-khafajah/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Painted Ceramic Jar From Khafajah

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

## Image File

[![Painted Ceramic Jar From Khafajah](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5642.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5642.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is an example of a type of decorated [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) known as Scarlet Ware. The painting includes [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) and banquet scene with musicians. One musician plays a bull-headed [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/). The jar is the earliest object so far known to combine these recurrent themes in [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) art. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, 2800-2600 BCE. From Khafajah (ancient Tutub), modern-day Diyala Governorate, Iraq. (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, September 13). Painted Ceramic Jar From Khafajah. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5642/painted-ceramic-jar-from-khafajah/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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/>.

## License & Copyright

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