Magic Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate (1), Babylon
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows the historic site of Babylon, featuring the Ishtar Gate. Rowden was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920. He visited several archaeological and historical sites and photographed them to record his experiences.
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/1015
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate (1), Babylon
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate (1), Babylon
- Production Person Surname
- Rowden
- Production Person Initials
- A.O.
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Material
- glass; paper; photographic emulsion
- Period Classification
- World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Production Area Region
- North
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Production Date
- 1920
- Inscription / Transcription
- handwritten 'V 598 Ishtar Gate' on top edge; handwritten 'The Ishtar Gate (1) Babylon. / A.O. Rowden / S.C.P. 598' on masking strips
- Family Group
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Created At
- 2017-05-08 09:13:48
- Updated At
- 2020-01-28 11:44:51
