Oval Gold Bowl with a Wire Handle from Ur

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 22 February 2018
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This gold bowl has double-roll handles on each side made of twisted wire. Early Dynastic Period, circa 2600 BCE. From the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Part of objects allotted to the British Museum from Ur excavation season 1927-1928 CE. (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. (2018, February 22). Oval Gold Bowl with a Wire Handle from Ur. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8118/oval-gold-bowl-with-a-wire-handle-from-ur/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Oval Gold Bowl with a Wire Handle from Ur." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Feb 2018. Web. 26 Apr 2024.

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