English: Roman bridge, Eski Mosul, with policeman on the right.
Cat. Stein LHAS Photo 23/1 (38)
Described by Aurel Stein as "the bold rainbow-like arch surviving from a bridge thrown across the Wadi al Murr near Eski Mosul."
Stein, Marc Aurel (June 1940), “Surveys on the Roman Frontier in 'Iraq and Trans-Jordan”, in The Geographical Journal[1], volume 95, issue 6, DOI:10.2307/1788428, pages 428–438
Image taken during Aurel Stein's surveys of northern Iraq in late 1930s. Not published until 2008.
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