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This is a pottery lamp. Nabataean Period, 100 BCE to 500 CE. From modern-day Wadi Musa, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).
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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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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, April 02). Nabataean Lamp from Wadi Musa. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8502/nabataean-lamp-from-wadi-musa/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nabataean Lamp from Wadi Musa." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 02, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8502/nabataean-lamp-from-wadi-musa/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nabataean Lamp from Wadi Musa." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Apr 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
