Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited; New York, A. C. Armstrong and Son · leaf 108
Babylon, which has been handed down to us, shghtly modified,by classic tradition. The true Chaldtsan form is Bab-Iloii, literally The Gateof God. ^ History of Art in Ancient E^ypt, vol. ii. pp. 399-400 and figs. 311-313. The Ciiald.eax Religion. 87 The Assyrians appropriated the emblem in question,… … ihtil-S-^ • I Jill-^;;- .;■•Flc. 18.—The winged globe ; from Layard. and, within it, the figure of a man draped in flowing robes andcovered with a tiara. He is upright, in some cases his right handis raised as if in prayer, while his left grasps a strong bow (Fig. 19) ;in others he is stretching…
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