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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... upper Chambers- Paintings on the Walls - Pavement Slabs - Discoveries in the Centre of the Mound -- Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments - Their Egyptian Character -Bas - reliefs collected together - Description of the Sculptures ...
... upper Chambers- Paintings on the Walls - Pavement Slabs - Discoveries in the Centre of the Mound -- Tombs containing Vases and Ornaments - Their Egyptian Character -Bas - reliefs collected together - Description of the Sculptures ...
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... Upper Chambers on the West Side of the Mound . ( Nimroud . ) Enemy asking Quarter of Assyrian Horsemen . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Part of a Bas - relief showing a Pulley , and a Warrior cutting a Bucket Rope . Page 29 from the Page ...
... Upper Chambers on the West Side of the Mound . ( Nimroud . ) Enemy asking Quarter of Assyrian Horsemen . ( S. W. Palace , Nimroud . ) Part of a Bas - relief showing a Pulley , and a Warrior cutting a Bucket Rope . Page 29 from the Page ...
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... upper part , remaining longest uncovered , would have been completely destroyed . Behind the great hall Y , to the south , were a cluster of chambers leading one into another . Their proportions were small . V and W did not contain ...
... upper part , remaining longest uncovered , would have been completely destroyed . Behind the great hall Y , to the south , were a cluster of chambers leading one into another . Their proportions were small . V and W did not contain ...
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... upper cham- bers , constructed entirely of unbaked bricks ; the walls being plastered , and elaborately painted . I explored three rooms , and part of a fourth , on the southern side of the building . Setum . It has been preserved , and ...
... upper cham- bers , constructed entirely of unbaked bricks ; the walls being plastered , and elaborately painted . I explored three rooms , and part of a fourth , on the southern side of the building . Setum . It has been preserved , and ...
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... Upper Chambers on the West Side of the Mound . ( Nimroud . ) It is probable that there were four similar groups of cham- bers , facing the four cardinal points . In front of the entrance a , was a large square slab with slightly ...
... Upper Chambers on the West Side of the Mound . ( Nimroud . ) It is probable that there were four similar groups of cham- bers , facing the four cardinal points . In front of the entrance a , was a large square slab with slightly ...
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