338a: Boats on the Tigris
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | 1936 Exhibition Collection |
| Reference No. | 1936/2/2/37/1 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 19.3 x 30.5 cm |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Kufa boats at Bagdad are circular, are made of skins, and are broken up at their journey's end; exactly as noted by Herodotus (I, 194) in the fifth century B.C." |
| Notes | In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Travels and Studies of Sites and Monuments" |
| Related records |
[1936/2/2/37], 338: Mesopotamian boats; K. Frost
[BSA SPHS/1/6496.C6239], Kufas at Bagdad on the Tigris River, Latest 1906 |