Nude Female Figurine from the Dead Sea

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 02 April 2018
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This statuette depicts a nude female holding a large two-handed jar on her head; the jar appears to replace her head from the upper neck. 3600-3100 BCE. From the Dead Sea area. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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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. (2018, April 02). Nude Female Figurine from the Dead Sea. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8510/nude-female-figurine-from-the-dead-sea/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nude Female Figurine from the Dead Sea." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Apr 2018. Web. 01 Mar 2025.

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