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 315
amples the decoration is of an extreme simplicity ;the figures are not engaged in any common action ; there is, infact, no picture. The artist sometimes appears to have been moreambitious. Thus Layard found at Nimroud the remains of adecoration in which the painter had apparently attempted to… … Fig. 124.—Detail from enamelled archivolt. Khorsabarl. From Pl.ice. (Plate XIV, Fig. i).- A single brick bears four personages, a god,whose arms only are left, the king, his patera in hand, offeringa libation, an eunuch with bow and quiver, and finally an officerwith a lance. Georo;e Smith also…
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