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A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an encampment outside the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq. There is a single large tent, surrounded by tribal figures and soldiers, wild horses, sand bags, crates and supplies. Two tribal figures lie in the foreground surrounded by rope and supplies.
Object details
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| Brief description | Photograph by Gertrude Bell of the archaeological encampment with tents, figures, horses and supplies in front of the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911. |
| Physical description | A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an encampment outside the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq. There is a single large tent, surrounded by tribal figures and soldiers, wild horses, sand bags, crates and supplies. Two tribal figures lie in the foreground surrounded by rope and supplies. |
| Object history | The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): Palace, south side; from east [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 | 1658-1912 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2013 |
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