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Vivienne Sharp Collection (page 7)

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Assyrian rock reliefs pitted by Chr hermit caves, Bavian, Iraq, 1977

Assyrian rock reliefs pitted by Chr hermit caves, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Sunken Assyrian sculpture, Bavian, Iraq, 1977

Sunken Assyrian sculpture, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Gorge, Bavian, Iraq, 1977

Gorge, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Cuneiform inscriptions on stones, ruined aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977

Cuneiform inscriptions on stones, ruined aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Ruined arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977

Ruined arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Ruined corbelled arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977

Ruined corbelled arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Temple of the Sibitti, Khorsabad, Iraq, 1977

Temple of the Sibitti, Khorsabad, Iraq, 1977. Khorsabad was the site of Dur Sharrukin, the capital city of the Assyrian Empire in the late 8th century BC during the reign of Sargon II

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Nergal Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977

Nergal Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Mid 20th century reconstruction of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Two workmen outside the Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977

Two workmen outside the Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977

Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977
Maski Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Qara Serai (Black Palace), Mosul, Iraq, 1977

Qara Serai (Black Palace), Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The remains of the palace built in the 13th century by Sultan Badruddin Lu lu, Governor of Mosul

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Two Iraqi women at Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977

Two Iraqi women at Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977

Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Railway station where Agatha Christie arrived, Mosul, Iraq, 1977

Railway station where Agatha Christie arrived, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. Agatha Christie spent time in Mosul in the early 1950s while her husband, the archaeologist Max Mallowan

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Wide River Tigris, Mosul, Iraq

Wide River Tigris, Mosul, Iraq

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, 1977

Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Shrine of Justice, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Shrine of Justice, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Residential area, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Residential area, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Shrine of Justice (detail), Ur, Iraq, 1977

Shrine of Justice (detail), Ur, Iraq, 1977

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Flood pits, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Flood pits, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Royal cemetery, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Royal cemetery, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ur was one of the pre-eminent cities of Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Most of the tombs in the royal cemetery date from around 2600 BC

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Walls of Kish, Iraq, 1977

Walls of Kish, Iraq, 1977. Kish was one of the twelve city states of the Ancient Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Camel train travelling on a Road alongside the Euphrates near Nasiriya, Iraq, 1977

Camel train travelling on a Road alongside the Euphrates near Nasiriya, Iraq, 1977

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Dragons and bulls, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

Dragons and bulls, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Bull, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

Bull, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Dragon, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

Dragon, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Throne room, Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylon, Iraq

Throne room, Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylon, Iraq. The Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar built his great palace at Babylon in the 6th century BC

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Southern Palace, Babylon, Iraq

Southern Palace, Babylon, Iraq. Ruins of the great palace built by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BC

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Temple of Nin Makh, Babylon, Iraq, 1977

Temple of Nin Makh, Babylon, Iraq, 1977. The Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II built Babylon into the greatest city in Mesopotamia in the 6th century BC

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Basalt Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977

Basalt Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire, which ruled Mesopotamia from 626 to 539 BC. Its most famous ruler was Nebuchadnezzar II

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Palm tree below Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977

Palm tree below Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: The Processional Way, Babylon, Iraq, 1977

The Processional Way, Babylon, Iraq, 1977. The Processional Way led into the ancient city of Babylon through the Ishtar Gate

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: River Tigris by the Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq

River Tigris by the Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq, 1977

Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq, 1977
Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq. Remains of the great ziggurat of Babylon, which is thought to have been the inspiration behind the biblical Tower of Babel

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977

Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: View of the River Tigris from the Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977

View of the River Tigris from the Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977

Background imageVivienne Sharp Collection: Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977

Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia



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