Basalt Relief Sculptures from Tell Halaf

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Tell Halaf is situated on the headwaters of the river Habur in modern-day north-eastern Syria. It was excavated between 1911-1921 by a German expedition under the direction of Baron Max von Oppenheim. Large areas of the early Iron Age city (circa 1200-900 BCE) were revealed. Ruled by an Aramaean family, the city known as Guzana (Old Testement Gozan), reached its peak of prosperity around the middle of the 10th century BCE under King Kapara. The base of the south wall of Kapara's palace was lined with a series of 187 reliefs carved in black basalt alternating with red-ochre tinted stone. Although Tell Halaf was occupied in later periods, it ceased to be an important city after the fall of the Kapara Dynasty. Some of these reliefs are carved with cuneiform inscriptions which read "Palace of Kapara, son of Hadianu". 10th century BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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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. (2016, April 10). Basalt Relief Sculptures from Tell Halaf. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4871/basalt-relief-sculptures-from-tell-halaf/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Basalt Relief Sculptures from Tell Halaf." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 10, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4871/basalt-relief-sculptures-from-tell-halaf/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Basalt Relief Sculptures from Tell Halaf." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Apr 2016. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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