Vol. I. Fig. 22), but sometimes it was so contrived asto leave one leg exposed from the knee downwards. The robesof Sargon praying before the sacred tree are thus arranged (Fig- 45). As for the womens dress, it was still more impenetrable thanthat of the men. In the Assyrian bas-reliefs there are… … L,..-. -^<i,.j Fig. 44.—Captives on the march. From the palace of Sennacherib. picture the queen is robed in a tunic and mantle, over which theembroiderers needle has thrown a profusion of those rosettes thatare so popular in Mesopotamian art. We are allowed to glean nohint of the personal…
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