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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... Nature of the Buildings discovered in Assyria - Exterior Architecture - Private Houses - Ab- sence of the Column - Walls of the Cities - Their Towers and Gateways CHAPTER III . 187 The Arts amongst the Assyrians - Their Origin ...
... Nature of the Buildings discovered in Assyria - Exterior Architecture - Private Houses - Ab- sence of the Column - Walls of the Cities - Their Towers and Gateways CHAPTER III . 187 The Arts amongst the Assyrians - Their Origin ...
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... nature more close than in Turkey ; nowhere does there exist a better feeling between the master and the servant , and the master and the slave . I was much grieved at the sudden death of Tahyar ; for he was a man of gentle and kindly ...
... nature more close than in Turkey ; nowhere does there exist a better feeling between the master and the servant , and the master and the slave . I was much grieved at the sudden death of Tahyar ; for he was a man of gentle and kindly ...
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... nature of the buildings uncovered . I must necessarily make frequent refer- ence to the plans ; as without the assistance they afford , it would be difficult to convey an accurate idea of the form of the edifices and the position of the ...
... nature of the buildings uncovered . I must necessarily make frequent refer- ence to the plans ; as without the assistance they afford , it would be difficult to convey an accurate idea of the form of the edifices and the position of the ...
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... nature of her worship . On each of the slabs forming the narrow passage a , leading from the chamber P , were two winged figures back to back . They were well designed and carefully executed . Beyond them , on slabs 2 , 3 , and 4 , of ...
... nature of her worship . On each of the slabs forming the narrow passage a , leading from the chamber P , were two winged figures back to back . They were well designed and carefully executed . Beyond them , on slabs 2 , 3 , and 4 , of ...
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... nature and importance of these objects . On the western side of the great mound , to the south of the palace in which the discoveries just described were made , there is a considerable elevation . The spot is marked e on plan 1. To ...
... nature and importance of these objects . On the western side of the great mound , to the south of the palace in which the discoveries just described were made , there is a considerable elevation . The spot is marked e on plan 1. To ...
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