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title: Ritual Ceramic Wash Basin (Thapsos Culture, Sicily)
author: Gina Pardo
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8070/ritual-ceramic-wash-basin-thapsos-culture-sicily/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ritual Ceramic Wash Basin (Thapsos Culture, Sicily)

_Authored by Gina Pardo_

## Image File

[![Ritual Ceramic Wash Basin (Thapsos Culture, Sicily)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8070.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8070.jpg)

## Image Caption

Large wash basin on a high foot with bifid handle (c. 1500-c. 1200 BCE), richly decorated with geometric engravings. Thapsos [Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/). (Pencil drawing by Gina Pardo).

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Pardo, G. (2018, February 08). Ritual Ceramic Wash Basin (Thapsos Culture, Sicily). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8070/ritual-ceramic-wash-basin-thapsos-culture-sicily/>
### Chicago
Pardo, Gina. "Ritual Ceramic Wash Basin (Thapsos Culture, Sicily)." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 08, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8070/ritual-ceramic-wash-basin-thapsos-culture-sicily/>.
### MLA
Pardo, Gina. "Ritual Ceramic Wash Basin (Thapsos Culture, Sicily)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8070/ritual-ceramic-wash-basin-thapsos-culture-sicily/>.

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