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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Page 10
... raised over his re- mains ; and an Arabic inscription records the virtues and probable reward of one of the most honest and amiable men that it has been my lot , in a life of some experience amongst men of various kinds , to meet ...
... raised over his re- mains ; and an Arabic inscription records the virtues and probable reward of one of the most honest and amiable men that it has been my lot , in a life of some experience amongst men of various kinds , to meet ...
Page 12
... raising the other as if in some act of adora- tion . Around her neck are suspended , in the form of a double necklace , the star - shaped ornaments already described . * In this chamber also occur niches similarly placed to those in I ...
... raising the other as if in some act of adora- tion . Around her neck are suspended , in the form of a double necklace , the star - shaped ornaments already described . * In this chamber also occur niches similarly placed to those in I ...
Page 19
... raised edges , similar to those frequently found in the northwest palace . Parallel with it were two narrow pieces of alabaster , with a groove running down the centre , carefully cut and fitted together , which I can only compare to ...
... raised edges , similar to those frequently found in the northwest palace . Parallel with it were two narrow pieces of alabaster , with a groove running down the centre , carefully cut and fitted together , which I can only compare to ...
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... raising his hand in the act of asking for quarter , whilst his horse , pierced by the spears of two pursuing warriors , is. Enemy asking quarter of Assyrian horsemen . ( S. W. Palace , Nimrond . ) Part of a bas - relief , showing a ...
... raising his hand in the act of asking for quarter , whilst his horse , pierced by the spears of two pursuing warriors , is. Enemy asking quarter of Assyrian horsemen . ( S. W. Palace , Nimrond . ) Part of a bas - relief , showing a ...
Page 31
... raising their hands . The draperies , and ornaments on both bas - reliefs were elegant and elaborate , resembling those on the opposite slab ( No. 1 , wall ƒ ) , to which they appear originally to have been joined , forming part of the ...
... raising their hands . The draperies , and ornaments on both bas - reliefs were elegant and elaborate , resembling those on the opposite slab ( No. 1 , wall ƒ ) , to which they appear originally to have been joined , forming part of the ...
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