Iraq Collection (page 4)

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

The Ziggurat Akar Kuf (Aqar Quf)
The Ziggurat Akar Kuf (Aqar Quf, formerly Dur-Kurigalzu), situated near Baghdad and originates from the Kassite Dynasty. The layers of masonry consist alternately of clay bricks and hemp or raffia

Helmet of King Meskalamdug. Sumerian art
Gold helmet of King Meskalamdug. ca. 2400 BC. Sumerian art. Jewelry. IRAQ. Bagdad. Baghdad Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

Group containing King Faisal I and Fahad Beg

Hussein bin Ali - Sharif and Emir of Mecca and King of Hejaz
Hussein bin Ali (18541931) - Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself King of the Kingdom of Hejaz

A street in Baghdad, Iraq

The golden towers of Khadamain, Baghdad. An illustration to " A Dweller in Mesopotamia." by Donald Maxwell

Modern Buildings, Baghdad, Iraq Date: circa 1950

Baghdad, Iraq - Mausoleum of Hadrat Sheikh Marouf al Karkhi
Baghdad, Iraq - The Mausoleum of Abu Mahfuz Maruf Ibn Firuz al-Karkhi aka Maruf Kharki - Sufi Saint (born 750-760, died 815-820) Date: circa 1920s

WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp - Ali Gharbi
WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp at Ali Gharbi (Ghrabi) between Amara and Kut on the banks of the River Tigris

Baghdad, Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque is a shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim

Map of the World. ca. 700 BC - 500 BC. Tablet with world map of the Mesopotamian world, with Babylon in the middle. Babylonian art. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Sippar

Foreshore at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
View of the foreshore at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), with people, boats and animals, during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Iraq / Archaeology / Assur
Reconstruction of the Anu- Adad Temple of Shalmaneser III at Ashur

General Kassem, Prime Minister of Iraq addressing the crowds
The uprising in Northern Iraq: General Kassem, the Prime Minister of Iraq, acknowledging cheering crowds from the roof of the Defence Ministry in Baghdad on 9th March 1959

Fort Rutbah Wells, British Petroleum, Western Iraq
Aerial view of Fort Rutbah Wells, British Petroleum, Western Iraq. Also visible is a livestock pen, stables and a tennis court. circa 1932

Golden Domes of Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Golden Domes of Al-Kadhimiya (Khadimain) Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920

Maidan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1910s

Kadhimain horse tramway, Baghdad, Iraq
Kadhimain horse-drawn double-decker tramway, Baghdad, Iraq, on the Kamazene Mosque route. Date: circa 1920s

Lt Col Tim Collins
Digital photograph: Lt Col Tim Collins commanding officer of The Royal Irish Regiment talks to his troops on the eve of the Coalition forces invasion of Iraq.Photographed by WO2 Giles Penfound

The town of Amara on the River Tigris, Iraq
The town of Amara (Amarah) on the River Tigris, Iraq. Date: circa 1904

Arab shop in Babylon, Hillah, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Children in a street, Basra, Iraq
Children in a street in Basra, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Landing stage, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq, with boats (water taxis). Date: circa 1918

Airport building, Basra, Iraq
Airport building (Ashar Basrah Airport), Basra, Iraq, opened by the King of Iraq on 25 March 1938. circa 1938

General view of Baghdad, Iraq, with domes and minarets. Date: circa 1918

View down Maude Avenue, Baghdad, Iraq
View down the tree-lined Maude Avenue, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1917

Scenes from Iraq - Basra, Tomb of Ezra, Ctesiphon, Baghdad
(Top) - The Strand - Basra, Iraq, WWI era. (Middle upper) - Ezras Tomb on the Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-╩╗Uzair

WWI - Map of the Mesopotamian Campaign of the MEF (Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force) featured on the reverse of a Forces Greetings card - Christmas 1917. Date: 1917

Mesopotamia. Commemorative stone stela. Babylonian, about 900-800 BC. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Lions head. Temple of Ninhursag, Tell al-Ubaid. Iraq. 2600-2400BC. A guardian figure for the temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period. Statue of Kurlil. From T
Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period. Statue of Kurlil. Found next to the Temple of Ninhursag in Tell al-Ubaid. Southern Iraq. 2500 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Islamic. Abbasid period. Stucco. Vine leaves. 836-880. Samar
Islamic art. Abbasid period. Stucco. Vine leaves. 836-880. From Samarra, Iraq. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrativ
Mesopotamia. Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrative text. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Limestone statue of a woman. Kingdom of Lagash. 2500BC. From Tello (ancient Girsu). Iraq. Probably a votive donation in a temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Clay foundation peg. 1st Dynasty of Lagash. 2400Bc. From Bad-Tibira. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Gypsum statue of a woman. Early Dynatic period. 2400-2300 BC. Placed in an temple as an act of decotion. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Summer. Archaic Dynasty III. King Eannatum of Lagash. From Girsu. 2424-2405BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Sacred Basin. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC
Sacred Basin. Gift of Gudea, governor of Lagash, to the temple of the God Ningirsu. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winged goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel

Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, city ruler of Lagash, Sumer. 2144-2
Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, a ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who rule ca 2144-2124 BC. Telloh. Sumer. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Mesopotamian Art. Sumerian ruler. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. De
Mesopotamian Art. Sumerian ruler. 3rd Millenium B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Ishtar Gate. 4th century BC. Babylon
Ishtar Gate. The eight gate of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in 575 BC by order to Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed in 1930. Detail. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Balawat gates. Reconstruction of the palace gates of Shalmaneser III (858-854 BC). Cedar wood and covered with bronze bands. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian stone cult vessel. Uruk
Stone cult vessel with anthropomorphic decoration, supported by two heroes wearing belts. 3300-3000 BC. Late Uruk Period. Mesopotamian-Sumerian art. Probably from Uruk. British Museum. London

Mesopotamian art. Sumer. Gudea of A?a?A?a?Lagash (2150-2100 BC). Sculpture of the neo-Sumerian period, in diorite. Girsu (modern Tello). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961 - helicopters leaving HMS Bulwark
Britains spearhead in Kuwait - men of 42 Marine Commando embarking in helicopters of H.M.S. Bulwark to land in Kuwait in July 1961 in support of the Sheikhs request for reinforcement against

Early Sumerian Sculpture
A double page from The Illustrated London News, 19 May 1934, entitled An Extraordinary Discovery of Early Sumerian Sculpture

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