Nineveh and Its Remains: With an Account of a Visit to the Chaldæan Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, Or Devil-worshippers; and an Inquiry Into the Manners and Arts of the Ancient Assyrians, Volume 2G. P. Putnam, 1851 |
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... Centre of the Mound -- Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments - Their Egyptian Character -Bas - reliefs collected together - Description of the Sculptures - Further Dis- coveries in the Southwest Edifice - Crouching Sphinxes - Sculptures ...
... Centre of the Mound -- Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments - Their Egyptian Character -Bas - reliefs collected together - Description of the Sculptures - Further Dis- coveries in the Southwest Edifice - Crouching Sphinxes - Sculptures ...
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... ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 236 Circular Helmet . ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 236 Assyrian Warriors fighting with the Enemy . An Eagle is carrying away the entrails of the Slain . ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 261 ...
... ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 236 Circular Helmet . ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 236 Assyrian Warriors fighting with the Enemy . An Eagle is carrying away the entrails of the Slain . ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 261 ...
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... ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 297 Page 303 Captive Women in a Cart drawn by Oxen . ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 284 Assyrian Horsemen pursuing a Man , probably an Arab , on a Camel . ( Centre Ruins , Nimroud . ) Facing page 301 ...
... ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 297 Page 303 Captive Women in a Cart drawn by Oxen . ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 284 Assyrian Horsemen pursuing a Man , probably an Arab , on a Camel . ( Centre Ruins , Nimroud . ) Facing page 301 ...
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... ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 351 Lion - headed Figure . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 354 The Fish God . ( Khorsabad . ) Page 351 An Altar , resembling that on the Sassanian Coins . Khorsabad . ) Page 351 Fire - Altar ...
... ( Centre Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 351 Lion - headed Figure . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Page 354 The Fish God . ( Khorsabad . ) Page 351 An Altar , resembling that on the Sassanian Coins . Khorsabad . ) Page 351 Fire - Altar ...
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... centre . On raising it I found an earthen pipe , about eight inches in diameter and two feet in length , communicating with a drain running under- neath , the whole being lined and cemented with bitumen . One or two fragments of ivory ...
... centre . On raising it I found an earthen pipe , about eight inches in diameter and two feet in length , communicating with a drain running under- neath , the whole being lined and cemented with bitumen . One or two fragments of ivory ...
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