Magic Lantern Slide: Bas-relief image of animal in wall [Babylon]
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows the historic site of Babylon. This image records the Ishtar Gate with a detail of an animal in bas-relief, possibly a dragon representing the god Marduk. 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.
- 45/1960/95/1017
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Bas-relief image of animal in wall [Babylon]
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Bas-relief image of animal in wall
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Production Person Surname
- Rowden
- Production Person Initials
- A.O.
- Period Classification
- World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Date
- 1920
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Area Region
- North
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Family Group
- Material
- glass; paper; photographic emulsion
- Inscription / Transcription
- handwritten 'M 600' on top edge; handwritten 'S.C.P. 600' on masking strip
