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title: Gold Horn from Tell Al-Ubaid
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7191/gold-horn-from-tell-al-ubaid/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gold Horn from Tell Al-Ubaid

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

## Image File

[![Gold Horn from Tell Al-Ubaid](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7191.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7191.jpg)

## Image Caption

This horn is filled with bitumen and would originally have been attached to a bull's head. On the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/)'s facade, there was probably extensive use of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), bu this is the only piece to survive. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, 2500 BCE. From the Temple of [Ninhursag](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninhursag/) at Tell Al-Ubaid, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day 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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## External Links

- [The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ubai/hd_ubai.htm)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 06). Gold Horn from Tell Al-Ubaid. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7191/gold-horn-from-tell-al-ubaid/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Horn from Tell Al-Ubaid." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 06, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7191/gold-horn-from-tell-al-ubaid/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Horn from Tell Al-Ubaid." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7191/gold-horn-from-tell-al-ubaid/>.

## License & Copyright

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