Terracotta Horseman Found near Carchemish

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This baked clay model depicts a man on a horseback. There is an inscribed stamp on the rider's arm. From railway tomb 1 near Carchemish, Southeastern Turkey. Neo-Hittite period, 8th 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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