Gunduk Cave and Reliefs

Image View Description

Rock Wall, Carvings

Date

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

Work Type
sculpture
Style/Period
Late Uruk (attributed)
Style/Period 2
Late Early Dynastic
Culture
Sumerian
Location
Gunduk (Iraq)
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.

Image Source

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

Photographer
Helen Malko
Record ID
1314_iraq2013_gundukreliefs_img_023
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