Two bas-relief masks on the south wall of a room in the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq
Photograph
1911
1911
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A mounted black and white topographical photograph of the interior wall with two carved bas-relied masks one bearded, the other perhaps a woman beneath a carved string course much eroded with rubble in the foreground.
Object details
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| Title | Two bas-relief masks on the south wall of a room in the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq |
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| Brief description | Photograph by Gertrude Bell of two bas-relief masks on a south wall in the ruins of the Great Iwan at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911. |
| Physical description | A mounted black and white topographical photograph of the interior wall with two carved bas-relied masks one bearded, the other perhaps a woman beneath a carved string course much eroded with rubble in the foreground. |
| Object history | The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): South wall of 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 | 1639-1912 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2013 |
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