Gunduk Cave and Reliefs

Gunduk Cave and Reliefs

Interior of the cave and the reliefs

Date

ca. 25th century BCE; the earliest relief might be from the Late Uruk Period (ca. 3000 BCE)

Location
Work Type
Notes

There are three reliefs carved on the western wall of the cave, two of which were seriously damaged after an explosion in 1994.

Culture
Subject
Hunting a mountain goat
Banqueting scene
Sumerian goddess, Inanna, is with a variety of animals.
Image Date
Fall 2013
Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University

Photographer
Record ID
1314_iraq2013_gundukcave_vr_01