Gunduk Cave and Reliefs
Image View Description:
Exterior: South-facing Cave, West of Village of Gunduk
Date:
ca. 25th century BC; the earliest relief might be from the Late Uruk Period (ca. 3000 BCE)
Location:
Gunduk (Iraq)
Title Variant:
Guppa d Mar Yohanan
Work Type:
sculpture
Culture:
Sumerian
Style / Period:
Late Uruk (attributed), Late Early Dynastic
Digital Media Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University, produced as a part of the Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments project
Digitized Media Source
Photographer:
Helen Malko
Notes:

There are three reliefs carved on the western wall of the cave, two of which were seriously damaged after an explosion in 1994. These scenes show the hunting of a moutain goat, a banqueting scene, and the Sumerian goddess, Inanna, with a variety of animals.

Record ID:
1314_iraq2013_gundukreliefs_img_007
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