Photograph
1911
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A mounted black and white topographical photograph of the detail of a carved impost or capital inside the base of the arch into Room 13 in the Great Iwan in the ruins at Hatra, Iraq. The carving is formed of a row of stylized acanthus leaves above a spiral string course and below a stylized foliate band. Vacant recesses suggest that carved details have been lost.
Object details
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| Brief description | Photograph by Gertrude Bell of a carved frieze supporting an arch leading to Room 13 in the ruins of the Great Iwan, at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911. |
| Physical description | A mounted black and white topographical photograph of the detail of a carved impost or capital inside the base of the arch into Room 13 in the Great Iwan in the ruins at Hatra, Iraq. The carving is formed of a row of stylized acanthus leaves above a spiral string course and below a stylized foliate band. Vacant recesses suggest that carved details have been lost. |
| Object history | The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): Engaged capital; north liwan [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 | 1660-1912 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2013 |
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