Nineveh and Its Remains: With an Account of a Visit to the Chaldĉan 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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... Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments - Their Egyptian Character -Bas - reliefs collected together - Description of the Sculptures - Further Dis- coveries in the Southwest Edifice - Crouching Sphinxes - Sculptures - A Descrip- tion of ...
... Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments - Their Egyptian Character -Bas - reliefs collected together - Description of the Sculptures - Further Dis- coveries in the Southwest Edifice - Crouching Sphinxes - Sculptures - A Descrip- tion of ...
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... Tombs at Nimroud - Antiquity of Nineveh . CHAPTER II . 123 Semitic Origin of the Assyrians - Identification of the Site of Nineveh - Dimensions of the City - Architecture of the Assyrians - Their first Cities - Building Mate- rials ...
... Tombs at Nimroud - Antiquity of Nineveh . CHAPTER II . 123 Semitic Origin of the Assyrians - Identification of the Site of Nineveh - Dimensions of the City - Architecture of the Assyrians - Their first Cities - Building Mate- rials ...
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... Tomb of Ninus - Death and Tomb of Sardanapalus Conclusion Page 333 LIST OF PLATES , WOODCUTS , AND PLANS , IN 4 CONTENTS .
... Tomb of Ninus - Death and Tomb of Sardanapalus Conclusion Page 333 LIST OF PLATES , WOODCUTS , AND PLANS , IN 4 CONTENTS .
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... Tombs above the Ruins at Nimrod . A House . ( Kouyunjik . ) The Interior of a 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 ...
... Tombs above the Ruins at Nimrod . A House . ( Kouyunjik . ) The Interior of a 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 ...
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... tomb sur- rounded by flowers and evergreens , was 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 ...
... tomb sur- rounded by flowers and evergreens , was 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 ...
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