Illustration
A handled flask depicting a crouching African. Roman period, probably made in Campania (in modern-day Italy) in the 1st century CE. (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, November 14). Flask Showing a Crouching African. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9446/flask-showing-a-crouching-african/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flask Showing a Crouching African." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 14, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9446/flask-showing-a-crouching-african/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flask Showing a Crouching African." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Nov 2018. Web. 06 Oct 2022.
