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:
Geographic Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.806976000000
Longitude: 43.694264000000
Longitude: 43.694264000000
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.
Style/Period:
Style/Period 2:
Culture:
Subject:
Hunting a mountain goat
Subject 2:
Banqueting scene
Subject 3:
Sumerian goddess, Inanna, is with a variety of animals.
Photographer:
Image Source:
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University
Image Date:
Fall 2013