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Ancient Egyptian depiction of an early instance of cow domestication.

Diogenes sitting in his tub. Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1860 CE)

Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359–336 BCE)

This bulbous jar dates back to the early Bronze Age, 3150-2900 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum ,Iraq).

This cutting tool witnessed the beginning of agriculture. Ubaid period, 5th millennium BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

These tool were probably used for cutting and chopping. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass and is not local to Mesopotamia. It was most likely imported from modern Afghanistan. These tools were found at Tell Shemshara (modern...

This partially broken jar dates back to the Hellenistic period, 323-30 BCE. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

These two bronze shaft-hole axes date back to the late 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

This is the upper part of a terracotta statue that depicts a musician who appears to play on two flute-like instruments. The Hellenistic period, 323-30 BCE. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

This is the oldest inscribed object among the Sulaimaniya Museum's collections. The cuneiform inscriptions can be seen on the upper surface of the peg. 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).