Double-Handed Jar

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 29 May 2018
Double-Handed Jar

Painted double-handed terracotta jar. 8th century BCE. From Bogazkoy (Boğazkale) or Carchemish, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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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. (2018, May 29). Double-Handed Jar. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/8785/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Double-Handed Jar." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 29, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/8785/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Double-Handed Jar." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 May 2018. Web. 12 Nov 2019.

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