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 236
capital that has come down to us has, indeedno volutes (Fig. 74), but it is characterized by the same taste forflowincr lines and rounded forms. Its general section is that of acyma reversa surmounted by a flattened torus, and its appearancethat of a vase decorated with curvilinear and geometrical… … Fig. Si.—The Tree of Life ; froai Layard. This type must have been in frequent use, as we find it repeatedin four bases found still In place in front of the palace of Sennacheribby Sir Henry Layard. They were of limestone and rested uponplinths and a pavement of the same material (Fig. 82).^ In…
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