mi* Fig. 256.—Detail of embroidery ; from Layard. of the winged genii at Nimroud (Fig. 255). The sacred treesurrounded by a square frame of rosettes and wavy lines occupiesthe centre, the palmette throws out its wide fronds at one end.In another example we find a human-headed lion, mitred and… … mm FlG. 257.— Detail of embroidery ; from Layard. bearded, struggling with an eagle-headed genius. On the right ofour wood-cut (Fig. 256) a bud or flower like that of the silèneinflata, hangs over the band of embroidery ; it is a pendent fromthe necklace. Sometimes we find real combined with…
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