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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... 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 sculptures in chamber G , as I have already ob- served , were chiefly remarkable ...
... 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 sculptures in chamber G , as I have already ob- served , were chiefly remarkable ...
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... similar painted rooms existed in other parts of the mound . The palace did not , therefore , only contain chambers formed by slabs of alabaster , but had other apartments , extending con- siderably beyond the limits shown in the plan ...
... similar painted rooms existed in other parts of the mound . The palace did not , therefore , only contain chambers formed by slabs of alabaster , but had other apartments , extending con- siderably beyond the limits shown in the plan ...
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... similar groups of cham- bers , facing the four cardinal points . In front of the entrance a , was a large square slab with slightly - raised edges , similar to those frequently found in the northwest palace . Parallel with it were two ...
... similar groups of cham- bers , facing the four cardinal points . In front of the entrance a , was a large square slab with slightly - raised edges , similar to those frequently found in the northwest palace . Parallel with it were two ...
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... similar to those of castles , as repre- sented in the sculptures . Below them , forming a kind of cor- nice , were squares and circles , tastefully arranged ; and more elaborate combinations were not wanting . The colors found were blue ...
... similar to those of castles , as repre- sented in the sculptures . Below them , forming a kind of cor- nice , were squares and circles , tastefully arranged ; and more elaborate combinations were not wanting . The colors found were blue ...
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... similar remains found in the tombs of Egypt , and preserved in collections of antiquities from that country . With the beads was a cylinder , on which is repre- sented the king in his chariot , hunting the wild bull , as in the bas ...
... similar remains found in the tombs of Egypt , and preserved in collections of antiquities from that country . With the beads was a cylinder , on which is repre- sented the king in his chariot , hunting the wild bull , as in the bas ...
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