Samarra Bowl (4000 BC), from Samarra, Mesopotamia - modern-day Iraq.
Bowl was excavated at Samarra, around 1911-1914. It's design consists of a rim, a circle of eight fish, and four fish swimming towards center being caught by four birds. At center there is a left-facing swastika.
Swastika was a symbol of revolving sun, infinity, or continuing creation. It is one of the most common symbols on Mesopotamian Civilization.
Samarra, a neolithic town created a long line of splendid painted ceramics and female figurines. The Samarran Period (6500-6000 BC) 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 Periods. Samarran Period, 6500-6000 BC.
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