Soldiers in the arched entrance to Room 1 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq
Photograph
1911
1911
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A mounted black and white topographical photograph showing the entrance to Room 1, in the southern most section of the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq. Two soldiers stand under the arch, carved with with a foliate band above an egg and dart border, each keystone carved with a bas-relief bust. Both soldiers wear ammunition belts, one is smoking, and in the foreground are piles of sand bags.
Object details
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| Title | Soldiers in the arched entrance to Room 1 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq |
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| Brief description | Photograph by Gertrude Bell of soldiers in the arched entrance to Room 1 in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911 |
| Physical description | A mounted black and white topographical photograph showing the entrance to Room 1, in the southern most section of the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq. Two soldiers stand under the arch, carved with with a foliate band above an egg and dart border, each keystone carved with a bas-relief bust. Both soldiers wear ammunition belts, one is smoking, and in the foreground are piles of sand bags. |
| Object history | The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): Entrance to Room 1 [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. |
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| Accession number | 1636-1912 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2013 |
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