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Painted double-handed terracotta jar. 8th century BCE. From Bogazkoy (Boğazkale) or Carchemish, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).
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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, May 29). Double-Handed Jar. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8785/double-handed-jar/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Double-Handed Jar." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 29, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8785/double-handed-jar/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Double-Handed Jar." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 May 2018. Web. 20 Mar 2023.
