Part of an altar from Tel Halaf

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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These enamelled bricks formed part of an altar at the forecourt of the temple palace of Guzana (or Gozan). From Tell Halaf (modern Al-Hasaka Governorate), northeastern Syria. Neo-Assyrian period, circa 800 BCE. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, August 31). Part of an altar from Tel Halaf. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2991/part-of-an-altar-from-tel-halaf/

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