Female Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 25 May 2019
Female Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum

Head of a statuette of a Sumerian female worshiper from the Shara Temple at Tell Agrab, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, c. 2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in 1930s. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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. (2019, May 25). Female Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10792/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Female Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 25, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10792/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Female Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 25 May 2019. Web. 17 Aug 2019.

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