Das dritte und vierte Relief von Gundük
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20325508 |
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| Authors | Juan Aguilar, Juan A Aguilar (0000-0001-9181-8892, Heidelberg University, corresponding author), Peter A Miglus (Heidelberg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 238-246 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0084-5299 • E-ISSN: 1613-1150 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/za-2019-0017 |
| OpenAlex | W2983601809 |
| Language | DE |
| References cited | 2 |
The Gundük rock relief ensemble in a cave located in the northern highlands of Iraq is probably the oldest known example of its kind in the Near East. First reported in the 19th century but never accurately documented, unfortunately two of the three known reliefs were intentionally damaged beyond repair in the decades to follow. This article presents a new art-historical analysis of the preserved third relief as well as a fourth previously unknown carving, based on recent photogrammetric capture. The images can be dated to the Early Dynastic III or Early Akkadian period with motifs, stylistic details and a composition obviously deriving from then-contemporaneous art in southern Mesopotamia
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Carving · Cave · Mesopotamia · Period (music) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Geology · History
| Highly cited | No |
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