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 416
.^ This tower was previously hidden under a mass of dibris, whichgave it a conical form like that at Nimroud. Botta had alreadynoticed its e.xistence, but he failed to guess its real character,which, indeed, was only divined by Place when his explorationswere far advanced. As soon as all doubt was… … Fig. 1S4.—.\ctu.il condition of the so-called Observatory^ at Khorsabad ; from Place. Three Whole stages and part of a fourth (to say nothing of theplinth) were still in existence. The face of each stage wasornamented with vertical grooves, repeating horizontally theelevation of the Assyrian…
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