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A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria (1884)

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 174

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e are satisfied with again reminding our readers thatit was in Lower Mesopotamia that everything had its beginning.We shall take our remaining examples from the richer depositsof Assyria. Among all those animals that attracted the attention of maneither by their size or strength, either by the… … Fig. 70.—Cylinder of black marble. National Library, Paris. of Assyria were sure to love dogs and to train them withscrupulous care. They did more. They employed sculptorsin making portraits of them. In the palace of Assurbanipal terra-cotta statuettes of his best dogs have been found (Fig. 71).…

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