Cypriot Limestone Statuette of a Potter

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 04 October 2016
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The potter, squatting on the ground, operates a primitive wheel with his feet while forming the sides of the pot with his hands. Cypriot, made about 500 BCE. Excavated at Amathus, Cyprus. (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, October 04). Cypriot Limestone Statuette of a Potter. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5806/cypriot-limestone-statuette-of-a-potter/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cypriot Limestone Statuette of a Potter." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 04, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5806/cypriot-limestone-statuette-of-a-potter/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cypriot Limestone Statuette of a Potter." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Oct 2016. Web. 01 Dec 2024.

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