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 116
l. I. Fig. 22), but sometimes it was so contrived asto leave one leg exposed from the knee downwards. The robesof Sargon praying before the sacred tree are thus arranged (l^^Ig- 45)- As for the womens dress, it was still more impenetrable thanthat of the men. In the Assyrian bas-reliefs there are… … Fig. 44.—Captives on the innrch. From the palace of Sennacherib. picture the queen is robed in a tunic and mantle, over which theembroiderers needle has thrown a profusion of those rosettes thatare so popular in Mesopotamian art. We are allowed to glean nohint of the personal charms of the favoured…
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