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 280
er. The summit is crowned by a plume of palmleaves rising from a double scroll, like two consoles placed hori-zontally and head to head. The grace and slenderness of thisstele are in strong contrast to the usually short and heavy formsaffected by the Assyrian architects, especially v/hen they… … Fig. leg.—Altar in the British Museum. _ Height 22 inches, lenyth at base 22 inches. nor inscription.^ The base was quite rough and shapeless, andmust have been sunk into the soil of the court, so that the flutesbegan at the level of the pavement. M. Place suggests that itmay have been a…
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