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 202
KiG. Sg,—\V iiiged horse. From I.ay.Trd. head of a bird of prey, is richly represented in Assyrian art.The griffin recurs continually in the embroidery of the royalrobes of Assurnazirpal (Fig. go). The bird with a human head,the prototype of the Greek harpies and sirens, is also to befrequently met… … Fig. 90.—(irilTiiis seizing a goat. From L.ayard. used by bronze workers in the decoration of vases of beatenmetal. The diameters of the vases may easily be calculated fromthe inner curve of the applied plaques ; ^ the latter were used tostrengthen the vessels at the points where the movable…
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