قطعة صدفية نادرة من موقع أبو رباب

Abstract EN

The excavations which conducted in 2011 by Iraqi mission under supervision of Mr.

Dheyaa Makki reveled a big group of different objects dated to the Kassite period ( ca.1595-1162 B.C) including a unique piece made of river turtle shell which it used by an craftsman who draw an interesting scene on it.

This research deals with the varroice scenes drawn on this object such as animals and plants figures, and geometrical designs, when we were able to study each figure independently, and this study resulted that these figures contain different ideas and religious concepts those were originally from ancient Mesopotamia civilization