Gypsum Cross from Darbandi Bazian

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 04 December 2014
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This piece is part of a collection of gypsum crosses which were found in Darbandi Bazian, modern-day Sulaimaniya Governorate, Iraq. They date back to the late Sassanid/early Islamic period, 3nd to 7th centuries CE. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.

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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, December 04). Gypsum Cross from Darbandi Bazian. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3281/gypsum-cross-from-darbandi-bazian/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gypsum Cross from Darbandi Bazian." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 04, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3281/gypsum-cross-from-darbandi-bazian/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gypsum Cross from Darbandi Bazian." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Dec 2014. Web. 21 Feb 2025.

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