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This ball-body jar was found in the Faida district of the modern city of Musil, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. It dates back to the Hassuna period, 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). A Jar from Hassuna Culture. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2769/a-jar-from-hassuna-culture/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Jar from Hassuna Culture." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 18, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2769/a-jar-from-hassuna-culture/.
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