The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 42
FIG. 2Q.—ASSYRIAN BAS-RELIEF. (British Museum.)(Photo, by Manscll.) image of the god (Fig. 31). Thiswas the traditional type of the famousTower of Babel, a temple dedicated 22 EGYPT, CHALD^A, AND PERSIA to the god Bel, built at Babylonby Nebuchadnezzar about the year600 B.C. The most interesting… … riG. 30.—ASSYRIAN BAS-RELIEF. A WOUNDEDLION. (British Museum.) Assyrian architecture is the import-ance given to the vault. TheEgyptians were not altogether ignor-ant of it, but they made only a veryrestricted use of it, whereas theAssyrians built not only vaults, butcupolas of brick, rising boldly…
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