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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... fragments of ivory were also found in this room . In chamber H all the groups were similar - representing the king holding a cup in one hand and his bow in the other , attended by two winged figures with garlands round their heads . The ...
... fragments of ivory were also found in this room . In chamber H all the groups were similar - representing the king holding a cup in one hand and his bow in the other , attended by two winged figures with garlands round their heads . The ...
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... fragments . I spent hours lying on the ground , sepa- rating them , with a penknife , from the rubbish by which they were surrounded . Those who saw them when they first reached this country , will be aware of the difficulty of releas ...
... fragments . I spent hours lying on the ground , sepa- rating them , with a penknife , from the rubbish by which they were surrounded . Those who saw them when they first reached this country , will be aware of the difficulty of releas ...
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... Egyptian lotus Scattered about were fragments of winged sphinxes , the head of a lion of singular beauty , but which un- fortunately fell to pieces , human heads , hands , CHAP . XI . ] 15 DSCOVERY OF IVORY ORNAMENTS .
... Egyptian lotus Scattered about were fragments of winged sphinxes , the head of a lion of singular beauty , but which un- fortunately fell to pieces , human heads , hands , CHAP . XI . ] 15 DSCOVERY OF IVORY ORNAMENTS .
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... . of the Royal Society of Literature , New Series . ) For a detailed description of all the ivory fragments discovered , see Appendix . tinued . The pavement of baked bricks was still carried 16 [ CHAP . XI . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
... . of the Royal Society of Literature , New Series . ) For a detailed description of all the ivory fragments discovered , see Appendix . tinued . The pavement of baked bricks was still carried 16 [ CHAP . XI . NINEVEH AND ITS REMAINS .
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... fragments of yellow limestone , which appeared to have formed part of a gigantic bull or lion , no remains of sculpture had yet been dis- covered . On excavating to the south , I found a well - formed tomb , built of bricks , and ...
... fragments of yellow limestone , which appeared to have formed part of a gigantic bull or lion , no remains of sculpture had yet been dis- covered . On excavating to the south , I found a well - formed tomb , built of bricks , and ...
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