Photograph
1911
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A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an interior in the ruins of the Great Iwan, at Hatra, Iraq, with a detail of a pilaster with string course and a carved bas-relief mask in Room 12 on the north wall. The protruding male head appears above two vacant recesses, which probably once contained similar masks.
Object details
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| Brief description | Photograph by Gertrude Bell of a pilaster with a bas-relief mask in Room 12 in the ruins of the Great Iwan, at Hatra, Iraq, ca. 1911. |
| Physical description | A mounted black and white topographical photograph of an interior in the ruins of the Great Iwan, at Hatra, Iraq, with a detail of a pilaster with string course and a carved bas-relief mask in Room 12 on the north wall. The protruding male head appears above two vacant recesses, which probably once contained similar masks. |
| Object history | The 1912 entry in the Museum Ledger records the following description: 'Hatra (Northern Mesopotamia): South liwan; north wall [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 | 1667-1912 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2013 |
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