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Bowl painted with goats, forming swastika

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Bowl with goats in the form of a swastika

Bowl painted with goats

From Samarra

The Samarran period,

6500 - 6000 B.C.

The Samarran period is known for its finely made pottery decorated with animals, birds and geometric designs. Samarran pottery probably originated in central Iraq but subsequently spread north and south, influencing the earliest Halaf and Ubaid pottery.

ME 1924,0416.249


Supplementary images:

Bowl with goats in the form of a swastika
Taken on  Monday 17th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  6500 - 6000 B.C.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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