Zhou Bronze Tapir-Like Animal

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 11 December 2018
Zhou Bronze Tapir-Like Animal Download Full Size Image

This was probably used to support a vessel. The surface of the animal is entirely covered with incised spiraling decoration. Made in Houma. Eastern Zhou period, 6th to 5th century BCE. From Modern-day China. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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, December 11). Zhou Bronze Tapir-Like Animal. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9492/zhou-bronze-tapir-like-animal/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Zhou Bronze Tapir-Like Animal." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 11, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9492/zhou-bronze-tapir-like-animal/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Zhou Bronze Tapir-Like Animal." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Dec 2018. Web. 27 Mar 2023.

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