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This glazed tile once decorated a wall in one of the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud (Kalhu). From Nimrud, in modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 911-609 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, October 01). Glazed Wall Tile from Nimrud. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9250/glazed-wall-tile-from-nimrud/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Glazed Wall Tile from Nimrud." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 01, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9250/glazed-wall-tile-from-nimrud/.
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