The Monastery of Rabban Hormizd

Date: Early 7th century A.D.
Image View Description: Detail of the relief decoration of the main altar
Material/Technique: limestone
Work Type: architecture
Culture: Assyrian-Chaldean
Location: Alqosh (Iraq)
Notes: The monastery has had several restorations and extensions since its first construction in the early 7th century.
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_strabbanhormuzmonastery_img_035


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