the generalwreck. In the foundations of Sargons palace, under the massivethreshold, were found too, together with a large number ofcylinders, the remains of necklaces made up of pierced stones,such as carnelian, red and yellow jasper, brown sardonyx,amethyst, &c, cut into cylinders, polygons,… … Figs. 230, 231.—Bronze fork and spoon ; from Smiths Assyrian Discoveries. in the same fashion (Figs. 236, 237). In one of the reliefs wesee a eunuch wearing a necklace in which double cones alternatewith disks (Fig. 238). The same elements could of course beused for bracelets or armlets, by…
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