3057756 Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Fragments of a Frieze with Camel Figures, from the Palace of the Caliph (Dar al-Khilafa, Jawsaq al-Khaqani, Bayt al-Khalifah), Small Serdab, c.1911-13 (b/w photo) by Herzfeld, Ernst (1879-1948); 11.8x16.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Archives, Smithsonian Institution, USA; (add.info.: The remains of prehistoric Samarra were first excavated between 1911 and 1914 by the German archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld. Samarra became the type site for the Samarra culture. The civilization flourished alongside the Ubaid period, as one of the first town states in the Near East. It lasted from 5,500 BCE and eventually collapsed in 3,900 BCE.); 穢 Freer Slacker Gallery ; Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Archives, Smithsonian Institution; German, out of copyright.