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Entrance arch to Room 4 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq

Photograph
1911 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted black and white topographical photograph showing the arched entrance to Room 4 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq. The stone arch is carved with a foliate band above an egg and dart border, each keystone is carved in low-relief with a bust. The entrance is pile high with rubble and debris.


Object details

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Object type
TitleEntrance arch to Room 4 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq
Materials and techniques
Black and white photograph
Brief description
Photograph by Gertrude Bell of the arched entrance to Room 4 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911
Physical description
A mounted black and white topographical photograph showing the arched entrance to Room 4 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq. The stone arch is carved with a foliate band above an egg and dart border, each keystone is carved in low-relief with a bust. The entrance is pile high with rubble and debris.
Object history
The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): Entrance to Room 4 [Date c. I-II centy. A.D.]'. This photograph is part of a set of forty-two prints (1626 to 1667-1912) presented by Gertrude Lowthian Bell, the photographer.
Collection
Accession number
1635-1912

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Record createdAugust 15, 2013
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