II. Q ii4 A History of Art in Ciiald.fa and Assyria. recognize such a purpose in a fine fragment brought from thepalace of Assurbanipal to the British Museum. It is all that isleft of a relief in terra-cotta. The grain is much finer and thecolour far redder than in statuettes from the same place.… … FlG. 50.—Statuette of a priest.Louvre ; from Ileuzey. > ■/. >/ &W1 Fig. 51.—Dagon. BritishMuseum. Actual size. larger part of the principal figure is wanting, but enough of himremains to leave no doubt as to the character of the scene ; itrepresents a king attacked on two sides by lions,…
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