elative dignity between the soldiers of Assur and those menof inferior race whom they condescended to slay.1 A hurried artist repeats himself deliberately. Repetition spareshim the fatigue of reflection and invention. The Assyrians loved 1 Sir H. Layard, who has seen more Assyrian sculptures in… … Fig. 47.—Sennacherib before Lachish. British Museum. From an unpublished drawing by Félix Thomas. VOL. II. Themes of Ciiald/EoAssyrian Sculpture. 107 to represent processions. Sometimes these consist of the kingsservants carrying the ensign of royalty behind him (Vol. I. Figs.22, 23, and 24) ;…
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