Relief Carving Remnants
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Guppa d Mar Yohanan
Date:
ca. 25th century BC; the earliest relief might be from the Late Uruk Period (ca. 3000 BCE)
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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.
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Image Source:
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University
Image Date:
Fall 2013