Baghdad Collection (page 8)

Sumerian civilization, king Meskalamdugs golden helmet, from Ur
Sumerian civilization, 3rd millennium b.C. King Meskalamdugs golden helmet. From Ur

View of New Street, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: 1910s

British administrative building in Baghdad, Iraq
British administrative building by the waterside in Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1917

Julanne Johnston as Princess in The Thief of Bagdad
Julanne Johnston (1900-1988) as the Princess (Caliphs daughter) in the Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler film, The Thief of Bagdad. 1924

Cover design, Imperial Airways, Cairo, Baghdad, Karachi Air Service. 20th century

Sumerian Cult-Statues
Two of the twelve statues found during excavations at Tell Asmar, fifty miles north-east of Baghdad. On the left is the Lord of Fertility, and to the left, the Mother Goddess

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