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 138
in Lower Chaldaea. The ivories alone are, some-times at least, without this peculiar character. They display 1 See vol. i. page 242. 2 c;gg ^j^q plate xii. 2 Layard, DiscoTeries, p. 563. Materials. 119 a certain harshness in which the distinguishing mark of Chal-clsean origin has been recognized.… … Fig. 55.—Lion carved in wood. Louvre. Length 4 inches. Drawn by .Saint-EIme Gautier. object, rounded above and with a flat base. There is an oblong-slit in the latter. The object is apparently a seal (Fig. 56).On the other hand, although most of the ivorv carvings that wereused for the handles of…
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