re was found and brought up by a boatman, andbecame the founder of an empire when he grew to manhood, likeCyrus and Romulus.1 If we may believe M. Menant some of the cylinders belongingto this period represent human sacrifices. Such he supposes to bethe theme of the example reproduced in Fig. 146.… … FlG. 146.—Chaldœan cylinder. Montigny collection. introduced in the lower right-hand corner. To make our descrip-tion complete we must notice the subordinate passage, a rampantleopard, winged, preparing to devour a gazelle.2 The conjectureis specious, but until confirmatory texts are discovered, it…
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