Jar neck painted with a woman’s face

c. 5000 BC · Prehistory & early cultures

Jar neck painted with a woman’s face, from prehistoric Mesopotamia, dated c. 5000 BC. It was found at Tell Hassuna. Today it is kept at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

Date

c. 5000 BC

Civilization

Prehistory & early cultures

Found at

Tell Hassuna

Where it is today

Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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