Bas-relief of a dragon on the wall facade in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq
Photograph
1911
1911
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A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an exterior wall with a carved dragon-like beast, located above a simple doorway, which is filled with rubble and in the foreground are piles of stones, from the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq.
Object details
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| Title | Bas-relief of a dragon on the wall facade in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq |
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| Brief description | Photograph by Gertrude Bell of a wall carved with a dragon at the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911. |
| Physical description | A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an exterior wall with a carved dragon-like beast, located above a simple doorway, which is filled with rubble and in the foreground are piles of stones, from the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq. |
| Object history | The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): Wall, south of entrance to north liwan, with figure of a dragon [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 | 1638-1912 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2013 |
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