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title: Mesopotamian Gold Strainer
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8124/mesopotamian-gold-strainer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mesopotamian Gold Strainer

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

## Image File

[![Mesopotamian Gold Strainer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8124.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8124.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) strainer was roughly shaped and has a short handle. It was found at the bottom of the pit of Queen Puabi's [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/). [Beer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Beer/) and wine were drunk in [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/) from at least the fourth millennium BCE and it is possible that the strainer was used to remove any residue when serving. Gold is not found in modern-day Iraq and it might have been imported to [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/) from modern-day Iran, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), Afghanistan, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), or Sudan. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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. (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. (2018, February 20). Mesopotamian Gold Strainer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8124/mesopotamian-gold-strainer/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Gold Strainer." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 20, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8124/mesopotamian-gold-strainer/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Gold Strainer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8124/mesopotamian-gold-strainer/>.

## License & Copyright

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