Photograph
1911
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A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an interior wall in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, with a stepped string course supported on the back of three front-facing seated camesl carved in bas-relief.
Object details
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| Brief description | Photograph by Gertrude Bell of a wall on the northern liwan with a stringcourse carved with animal supports, possibly camels, in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911. |
| Physical description | A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an interior wall in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, with a stepped string course supported on the back of three front-facing seated camesl carved in bas-relief. |
| Object history | The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): Northern ruined liwan (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. |
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| Accession number | 1649-1912 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2013 |
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