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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 196

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Fig. S3.—Combat between a lion and a iinicnrn. Froiri Layard. The lions paw was used in the same fashion and no less often.Its expressive form and the elegant curves of its claws are foundon numerous altars, tables, and thrones (Vol. I, Fig. 16S ; andabove, Fig. 47).^ … Fig. 84.—Lions head in enamelled earllienware. Louvre. Actual size.Drawn by Saint-Elnie Gautier. We find the same truth of design in many small earthenwarearticles, even when they reproduce a type less interesting andless majestic than that of the lion. A good instance of this isafforded by the…

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