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Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)

Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 160

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Assurbanipal. (B.M.) (P. & C.) Enlarged detail of Fig. 183,showing the AssjTian Furniture. Drawn by Gautier- CHALDEAN AND ASSYRIAN ART. 139 and let out when the monarch decided to have a dayshunting (Fig. 1S7;. Dogs were specially trained for lion-hunting (Fig. 190;. We add two illustrations of… … Fig. 185.—Assyrian Stool ; from Layard. (P. & C.) fore-legs of a lion ; and the hind-legs and wings of theeagle. The Andro-Sphinx (Fig. 193) from the robe ofAssurbanipal foreshadows the fabulous centaurs of Grecianart. Other bi-form creations have been found in Assyrianart bearing a close…

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