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title: Taking Moulds, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
author: Sulaymaniyah Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8005/taking-moulds-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Taking Moulds, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

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## Image File

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## Image Caption

Mr. Akam (a sculptor who still works at the Sulaymaniyah Museum) and Mr. Qadir (died last year in 2017, rest in peace) are doing the moulds of the replica of the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This photo dates back to late October 2002. Median-[Achaemenid](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Achaemenid/) Period, 600-330 BCE. It lies near Zarzi village and the Palaeolithic cave of Zarzi, Chemi Rezan Valley, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. Photos courtesy Hashim Hama Abdullah, director of the Sulaymaniyah Museum.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, S. (2018, January 23). Taking Moulds, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8005/taking-moulds-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>
### Chicago
Museum, Sulaymaniyah. "Taking Moulds, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8005/taking-moulds-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.
### MLA
Museum, Sulaymaniyah. "Taking Moulds, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8005/taking-moulds-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.

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