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Syriac man and woman of Midyat in traditional dress, 1913

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Syriac man and woman of Midyat in traditional dress, 1913

Place: Midyat · today Türkiye
Date: 1913

Studio-style portrait of a Syriac Orthodox man in a turban with a long sash and dagger and a woman in an embroidered dress, coin headdress and cross pendant, in Midyat. The site dates it to 1913 and credits the Capuchins of Lyon on their Mesopotamian mission.

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arameans.com Digital Archive (Syriac Pearls)

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