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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 57

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It hasnot been entirely laid open, but the most richly decorated parts,corresponding to the seraglio at Khorsabad, haYe been cleared.The adjoining plan (Fig. 14) shows arrangements quite similar tothose of Sargons palace. A large court is surrounded on threesides by as many rectangular groups of… … Fig. 13.—General view of Nimroud ; from Layard. gallery (4 on plan). At the western end of this gallery there is a small platform or dais raised several steps above the rest of the floor. Upon this, no doubt, the kings throne was placed on those reception days when subjects and vassals crowded to…

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