Cypriot Limestone Statuette of a Potter

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 04 October 2016

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Cypriot Limestone Statuette of a Potter — 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. 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, 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, 04 Oct 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5806/cypriot-limestone-statuette-of-a-potter/.

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