Halaf vessel shaped as a woman

c. 5000–4500 BC · Prehistory & early cultures

Halaf vessel shaped as a woman, from prehistoric Mesopotamia, dated c. 5000–4500 BC. It was found at Yarim Tepe. Today it is kept at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

Date

c. 5000–4500 BC

Civilization

Prehistory & early cultures

Found at

Yarim Tepe

Where it is today

Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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