The two separately manufactured vessels were made on a potter’s wheel. The handles depict a male and a female sheep, respectively. The sheep and the use of a potter’s wheel are very closely associated with the Middle East. This region, also known as the ‘Fertile Crescent’ is regarded as the birthplace of the so-called ‘Neolithic Revolution’ in the twelfth century BC. The term designates the cultural transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture and livestock farming. The potter’s wheel was also invented here in the late fourth century BC.
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