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 134
berof the sculptures were left in the palace where they were found ;Mr. Rassam only removed the finest and those in the bestcondition. The small winged bull carved in the finest limestone, whichMr. George Smith brought from Nimroud, was, no doubt, a modelof the same sort (see \ol. I. Figs. 83 and… … Fig. 52.—Head of a lioness. Louvie. Actual ^ize. decoration of palace .saloons, and the material is too common tohave formed a part of those rich schemes of ornament whoseexistence is attested by the texts as well as by the remains. Wecan suggest no more plausible explanation of these little…
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