Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 58
ne another.^ Its mouth was open and itstongue consisted of a blade of copper. It seemed to be coming from the top and tobe gliding the length of the roof in order to get into the tomb. The above detailswere given me by the fiadors as w^ell as by many inhabitants, for no king died whileI was in the… … Fig. 50.—Brass bottle, engraved, Height i6in. (40 cm.). British Museum. 1 This appears to be the only reference to an animal built up of ivory. The snake seen by thePunitive Expedition was of copper. At Windsor Castle there are, I believe, two Benin leopardsbuilt of ivory. 2 When King Orishima of…
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