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A vaulted room, perhaps Room 16, at the north end of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq

Photograph
1911
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted black and white topographical photograph of the interior of a vaulted chamber, perhaps Room 16, perhaps a slightly later addition, at the northern end of the Great Iwan, at Hatra, Iraq. The roof is open to the sky through damage.


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TitleA vaulted room, perhaps Room 16, at the north end of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Photograph by Gertrude Bell of a vaulted room, perhaps Room 16, in the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911
Physical description
A mounted black and white topographical photograph of the interior of a vaulted chamber, perhaps Room 16, perhaps a slightly later addition, at the northern end of the Great Iwan, at Hatra, Iraq. The roof is open to the sky through damage.
Object history
The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): Vaulted Room behind the two northern most liwans (A later addition) [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
1637-1912

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Record createdAugust 15, 2013
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