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Hatra: Marble statue of Uthal, King of Hatra, 2nd century BC

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dc.contributor.authorGhirshman, Roman
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialPersia (Hatra, Iraq)
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T23:55:10Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T23:55:10Z
dc.date.created1962
dc.date.updated2020-08-24T23:55:10Z
dc.description"Here rigid frontality is combined with an extremely detailed rendering of the king's costume. The general effect is of an inert mass, which the gesture of adoration completely fails to bring to life. This formalism is characteristic of all Neo-Iranian culture, one of whose chief centres was situated in Mesopotamia. But, though the Neo-Iranian artists were always prepared to draw on Mesopotamian models - the king's head is evidence of this - the rise to power of the Parthians did much to further the renascence of Oriental traditions which now was taking place." Finds much more life in the Shami Bronze statue.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.identifierANUA 682-4259
dc.identifier.otherP(P)-50
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/208911
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2020
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectGreek Invasion, Parthian sculpture & painting
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectstone
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleHatra: Marble statue of Uthal, King of Hatra, 2nd century BC
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Roman Ghirshman, Iran: Parthians and Sassanians, translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons, London, Thames & Hudson, 1962, Plate 100, p. 99

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