De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 66
s. Muchcontroversy exists regarding the material of which the wallsof this audience-chamber were constructed. We cannotenter into the details of the matter here; but we may saythat the heat of the Persian summer suggests the likelihoodof an arrangement of hangings such as is described inEsther i.… … RELIEF PORTRAIT OF CYRUS Note the Head-dress, Egyptian in Character, and the Wings, Symbolic of Power Sculpture The remains of Persian sculpture are much less completethan the Assyrian, which have been well preserved under the^ 38 A SHORT HISTORY OF ART crumbled bricks that buried them; while the…
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