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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... of the winged Bull - Its removal from the Ruins - Excite- ment of the Arabs - Rejoicings in the Village - The Bull dragged down to the The University of lowa LIBRARIES River - The Removal of the Lion - Discontent amongst.
... of the winged Bull - Its removal from the Ruins - Excite- ment of the Arabs - Rejoicings in the Village - The Bull dragged down to the The University of lowa LIBRARIES River - The Removal of the Lion - Discontent amongst.
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... River - The Removal of the Lion - Discontent amongst the Arabs - They leave the Ruins - Rafts prepared for the Transport of the Sculptures to Busrah - The Lion and Bull placed upon them - Their Departure from Nimroud - Return of the ...
... River - The Removal of the Lion - Discontent amongst the Arabs - They leave the Ruins - Rafts prepared for the Transport of the Sculptures to Busrah - The Lion and Bull placed upon them - Their Departure from Nimroud - Return of the ...
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... Tent . ( Kouyunjik . ) Page 169 Page 174 Page 214 A Temple , or Fishing Pavilion , supported by Proto - Ionic Columns , and standing in a River or artificial Lake . ( Khorsabad . ) Page 216 Head of winged Bull . ( Khorsabad and Kouyunjik .
... Tent . ( Kouyunjik . ) Page 169 Page 174 Page 214 A Temple , or Fishing Pavilion , supported by Proto - Ionic Columns , and standing in a River or artificial Lake . ( Khorsabad . ) Page 216 Head of winged Bull . ( Khorsabad and Kouyunjik .
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... River or on the Sea . ( 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 ...
... River or on the Sea . ( 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 ...
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... river , in the midst of groves of date - trees ; others on mountains . Amongst the con- quered people were warriors mounted on camels . It may be inferred , therefore , that a part of these sculptures were made to record the invasion or ...
... river , in the midst of groves of date - trees ; others on mountains . Amongst the con- quered people were warriors mounted on camels . It may be inferred , therefore , that a part of these sculptures were made to record the invasion or ...
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according alabaster amongst ancient animals appears Arabs Armenia Asia Minor Assyrian empire Assyrian king Assyrian monuments Assyrian sculptures Babylon Babylonian Baghdad bas-reliefs Belus British Museum building carried castle Centre Palace Chaldæans chambers character chariots colors conjectured Ctesias cuneiform deity described Diodorus Diodorus Siculus discovered divinity dynasty earliest early edifices Egypt Egyptian emblems entrance eunuchs Euphrates evidently excavations feet fragments frequently gold Greek head helmets Herodotus horsemen horses inhabitants inscriptions ivory Kalah Sherghat Khorsabad Kouyunjik Major Rawlinson mentioned ments Mesopotamia monarch Mosul mound N. W. Palace nations Nimroud Nineveh Ninus northwest palace obelisk ornaments painted palace of Nimroud period Persian placed probably rafts remains represented resembling river round ruins sacred scarcely sculptures seen Semiramis shields side silver slabs spears stone sun-dried bricks syrian tablet temple tents Tigris tion tomb traces trees trenches ture vases walls warriors whilst winged bulls winged figures Xenophon