Clay model of a reed house

c. 5000–4000 BC · Prehistory & early cultures

Clay model of a reed house, from prehistoric Mesopotamia, dated c. 5000–4000 BC. It was found at Tell al-Ubaid. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 5000–4000 BC

Civilization

Prehistory & early cultures

Found at

Tell al-Ubaid

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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