Iraq Collection (page 2)

Fall of Nineveh, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835. Creator: John Martin
Fall of Nineveh, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), Persia, Middle of the 8th century, Umayyad Dynasty (661-750)

The Harmless Necessary Cat. Punch, 2 October 1907, 1907. Private Collection

Fragment of a vessel, 8th-9th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a vessel, 8th-9th century

Cup, Iran or Iraq, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Cup, Iran or Iraq, 9th-10th century

Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl, Iraq or western Iran, 9th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl, Iraq or western Iran, 9th-10th century

Dish, Iran or Iraq, 7th century. Creator: Unknown
Dish, Iran or Iraq, 7th century

Candlestick with Figural Imagery, Iran or Iraq, first half 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Candlestick with Figural Imagery, Iran or Iraq, first half 14th century. Nine-sided candlestick with depictions of courtly pastimes

Figure, Iran or Iraq, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Figure, Iran or Iraq, 12th-13th century

The Fall of Babylon, from the Apocalypse. n. d. Creator: Jean Duvet
The Fall of Babylon, from the Apocalypse.n.d

Tobit burying the Dead, ca. 1647-51. Creator: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Tobit burying the Dead, ca. 1647-51

Section from a Qur an, probably second half 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Section from a Qur an, probably second half 13th century

Folio from a Qur an Manuscript, late 12th-early 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Folio from a Qur an Manuscript, late 12th-early 13th century

British Reception in Baghdad, 1865. Creator: W Henry Pierson
British Reception in Baghdad, 1865

Six Men in a Round Boat, Baghdad, ca. 1870. Creator: Unknown
Six Men in a Round Boat, Baghdad, ca. 1870

An International Moot in Scotland, 1944. Creator: Unknown
An International Moot in Scotland, 1944. Rover Scouts from Egypt, Rhodesia, England, Scotland, Armenia, Irak, Norway and Australia

Mural painting from the palace of Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Mural painting from the palace of Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria, (1928). Last Quarter of 8th Century B.C...Mural painting from the palace of Dur-Sharrukin (castle of Sargon)

Fragments of mural paintings, palace of Tukulti-Ninurta I, Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Assyria, (1928)
Fragments of mural paintings from the palace of Tukulti-Ninurta I, Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Assyria, (1928). 1260-1240 B.C...The lighter tints show the reconstructed part

The British Entry into Bagdad, March 11, 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The British Entry into Bagdad, March 11, 1917, (c1920). Sir Frederick Stanley Maude leads the Indian Army into Baghdad, Iraq, First World War

Nearing Bagdad: British transport column passing the ruins of... Ctesiphon, (c1920)
Nearing Bagdad: British transport column passing the ruins of the ancient arch of Ctesiphon, (c1920)....near the scene of General Townshends costly victory on November 22, 1915

Indian Horse Transport for the Tigris Force, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Indian Horse Transport for the Tigris Force, First World War, 1916, (c1920)....embarking horses on the Shatt-el-Arab [river in southern Iraq] from an improvised wooden pier...The horses for

Bagdad and the Persian Campaign, First World War, end of April 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bagdad and the Persian Campaign, First World War, end of April 1916, (c1920)....map showing approximately the lines of the British advance from the Persian Gulf

The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. The Mesopotamian campaign on the Middle Eastern front was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers of the Ottoman Empire

Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B. C. ) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon
Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B.C.) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia), c1930s. Ruins of the ancient palace of Nebuchadnezzar II

Ak Koyunlu Turks, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Ak Koyunlu Turks, c1906-1913, (1915). A group of men in Avrik, (Iraq?): we are the Ak Koyunlu Turks of Uzun Hassan. The Aq Qoyunlu (or Ak Koyunlu), also called the White Sheep Turkomans

Yezidi Shaykh of Sinjar, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Yezidi Shaykh of Sinjar, c1906-1913, (1915). Yazidi (or Yezidi) sheikh from Sinjar, (northern Iraq). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

The Western Bend of the Euphrates, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes
The Western Bend of the Euphrates, c1915. Map of the River Euphrates and surrounding areas. From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Map showing the journeys of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes (1879-1919) who travelled through Palestine, Iraq, Syria

Second Mongol Raid (Timur), circa 1450 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Second Mongol Raid (Timur), circa 1450 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 14th and 15th centuries: Ottomans c1350 AD, Ottoman Empire in 1400 AD

First Mongol Raid (Hulagu), circa 1400 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
First Mongol Raid (Hulagu), circa 1400 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the early 15th century: Byzantine, other Christian states, Bahri Mamluks

El Bedieh, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
El Bedieh, c1906-1913, (1915). Bedouin at the salt wells near Tell- Afar, (Iraq or Syria). The next day we pushed on to El Bedieh, where the Bedawin have sunk wells in a dry wadi

Text page from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides, c. 1224. Creator: Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)
Text page from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides, c. 1224. This page is one of about thirty folios, now dispersed among various public and private collections

The Reign of Nushirwan, the Combat between the Khan of Chin and the Haitalians (verso), c
The Reign of Nushirwan, the Combat between the Khan of Chin and the Haitalians (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c.1299

Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Creator: Unknown
Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Assyrian kings ruled the worlds largest empire prior to the rise of Persia in the 6th century bc, consolidating lands from Iran to Egypt

Khusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto)…, , c
Khusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1299

Three physicians preparing medicine, from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. This page is one of about thirty folios

Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. Creator
Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. This page is one of about thirty folios, now dispersed among various public and private collections

Bahram Chubineh captured by Khusrau Parviz (verso)…, c. 1299. Creator: Unknown
Bahram Chubineh captured by Khusrau Parviz (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1299

Map illustrating the Operations in the Persian Gulf, First World War, 1915, (c1920)....showing the British oil pipe guarded against the Turkish attacks and the advance up the Tigris to Amara

British oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
British oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map illustrating the Operations in the Persian Gulf; showing the British oil pipe guarded against the Turkish attacks

The Captured Spy, 1895, (c1930). Creator: Arthur Melville
The Captured Spy, 1895, (c1930). A man, naked but for a loincloth, prostrates himself before a vizier shaded by a parasol

Mosul, Chief Town of Al-Jezireh (Mesopotamia), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mosul, Chief Town of Al-Jezireh (Mesopotamia), 1890. Mosul city on the Tigris river in Iraq, in late 9th century was seized by Turkish dynasts

Baghdad, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Baghdad, 1890. Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, largest city of the Middle Ages with a population of more than a million. Instructed by Al-Mansur ((754-775 AD), it took four years to build (764-768)

The Palace of Kouyunjik, Restored. (After Layard), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Palace of Kouyunjik, Restored. (After Layard), 1890. Daily life on the mound-ruin of Kouyunjik, palace of Sennacherib in Nineveh. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

A British Position on the River Tigris, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A British Position on the River Tigris, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Photograph by a British airman

The Occupation of Basra, 1914, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Occupation of Basra, 1914, (1919). Scene from the First World War: For three hundred years the Turks had been trying to acquire influence in the Persian Gulf

Date Palms, Basra, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Date Palms, Basra, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Across the Kora, Basra, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Across the " Kora", Basra, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

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