f the sculptures were left in the palace where they were found ;Mr. Rassam only removed the finest and those in the bestcondition. The small winged bull carved in the finest limestone, whichMr. George Smith brought from Nimroud, was, no doubt, a modelof the same sort (see Vol. I. Figs. &$ and… … Fig. 52.—Head of a lioness. Louvre. Actual size. decoration of palace-saloons, and the material is too common tohave formed a part of those rich schemes of ornament whoseexistence is attested by the texts as well as by the remains. Wecan suggest no more plausible explanation of these little…
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