De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 57
The palace is built so that theentrance is protected by the city. The river Tigris flowed in front of Kuyunjik and Nimrud,and protected them; and at Khorsabad there is an insig-nificant brook, the Kausser, which was probably dammed up 28 A SHORT HISTORY OF ART so as to make a lake in front of the… … ASSYRIAN WALL-PAINTINGEnamelled Tiles which were grouped two hundred and ten separate rooms,halls, and galleries. The womens apartments were care-fully secluded. The walls of the principal rooms werewainscoted with alabaster slabs carved in relief. Other THE ART OF CENTRAL ASIA 29 rooms were…
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