Michael Rakowitz
The invisible enemy should not exist. Presentations in Sharjah 2007 and at Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, 2016. Text by Gauthier Lesturgie and photos.
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museum number: unknown
excavation number: unknown
provenance: Hatra
dimension(s) (in cm): estimated 71.12 x 63.5 x 10.16
material: thought to be sand stone
date: ca 200 BC - 100 AD
description: Relief of a woman lying down on her bed, thought to be from the Parthian or Seleucid era.
status: destroyed by ISIS in the Mosul Museum, 2014
The damage, if ancient, might have been intended to render the image less potent.
— Diana McDonald
© Photo: Courtesy of Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin
Photographer: Nick Ash
The invisible enemy should not exist. Presentations in Sharjah 2007 and at Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin, 2016. Text by Gauthier Lesturgie and photos.