Bust of a Priest from Uruk

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Grey alabaster statue of a male priest, found inside a pottery vessel in the ancient city of Uruk by a German archaeological team from the German Oriental Society in 1929-1930. Probably, it was buried after it got broken. Its height is about 21 cm. The man is bearded, bare-chested, and wears a headband. His physique is muscular. The upper limbs are flexed and clutched to the body and the hands are fisted. From Uruk (modern-day Warka), in southern Iraq, circa 3000 BCE.

Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

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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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