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This tile once decorated one of the walls of the North-West palace at the ancient city of Nimrud. 9th century BCE. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)
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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. (2017, September 05). Decorative Wall Tile from Nimrud. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7183/decorative-wall-tile-from-nimrud/
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