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 21
... traces of building . Ex- cept the obelisk , two winged figures , and a few fragments of yellow limestone , which appeared to have formed part of a gigantic bull or lion , no remains of sculpture had yet been dis- covered . On excavating ...
... traces of building . Ex- cept the obelisk , two winged figures , and a few fragments of yellow limestone , which appeared to have formed part of a gigantic bull or lion , no remains of sculpture had yet been dis- covered . On excavating ...
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... trace marks and stains left by the metal . To the south of the centre bulls were two gigantic figures , similar to those discov- ered to the north . These sculptures resembled , in many respects , some of the bas - reliefs found in the ...
... trace marks and stains left by the metal . To the south of the centre bulls were two gigantic figures , similar to those discov- ered to the north . These sculptures resembled , in many respects , some of the bas - reliefs found in the ...
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... traces of sculpture remaining upon them . The upper part of the slabs had not been the first injured ; this proves ... trace the walls of unbaked bricks , forming the divisions of chambers in the old edifice . To the east of the centre ...
... traces of sculpture remaining upon them . The upper part of the slabs had not been the first injured ; this proves ... trace the walls of unbaked bricks , forming the divisions of chambers in the old edifice . To the east of the centre ...
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... traces of building in the centre of the mound . I have described the singular appearance presented by the ruins in the southwest corner . Several parties of workmen were now engaged in exploring them . When all the walls still standing ...
... traces of building in the centre of the mound . I have described the singular appearance presented by the ruins in the southwest corner . Several parties of workmen were now engaged in exploring them . When all the walls still standing ...
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... traces of an inscription . The cap was high and square ; and they resembled , in all respects , the remains of the bull discov- ered in the centre of the mound . Walls j , and jj , were cased with unsculptured slabs , each bearing an ...
... traces of an inscription . The cap was high and square ; and they resembled , in all respects , the remains of the bull discov- ered in the centre of the mound . Walls j , and jj , were cased with unsculptured slabs , each bearing an ...
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