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This partially broken painted pottery dates back to the Samarra culture, Mesopotamia, 6th millennium BCE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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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. (2014, July 18). Painted Pottery from the Samarra Culture. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2778/painted-pottery-from-the-samarra-culture/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Pottery from the Samarra Culture." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 18, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2778/painted-pottery-from-the-samarra-culture/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Pottery from the Samarra Culture." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jul 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2024.
