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title: Altar Frieze from Tell Brak
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6937/altar-frieze-from-tell-brak/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Altar Frieze from Tell Brak

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

## Image File

[![Altar Frieze from Tell Brak](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6937.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6937.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is from the Eye [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) at Tell Brak. The [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and stone elements were fastened to wood. The design appears to reflect a temple facade; the small circles imitate cone [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/), and the vertical fluting represents half-columns or niches. Late [Uruk](https://www.worldhistory.org/uruk/) Period, 3300-3000 BCE. From Tell Brak, modern-day [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). (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. (2017, August 24). Altar Frieze from Tell Brak. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6937/altar-frieze-from-tell-brak/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Altar Frieze from Tell Brak." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 24, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6937/altar-frieze-from-tell-brak/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Altar Frieze from Tell Brak." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6937/altar-frieze-from-tell-brak/>.

## License & Copyright

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