Painted jar with geometric motifs

c. 5000 BC · Prehistory & early cultures

Painted jar with geometric motifs, from prehistoric Mesopotamia, dated c. 5000 BC. It was found at Tell Hasan, Hamrin basin. Today it is kept at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

Date

c. 5000 BC

Civilization

Prehistory & early cultures

Found at

Tell Hasan, Hamrin basin

Where it is today

Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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