Manual of oriental antiquities : including the architecture, sculpture, and industrial arts of Chaldæa, Assyria, Persia, Syria, Judæa, Phœnicia, and Carthage (1906)
Babelon, Ernest, 1854-1924 · London : H. Grevel · leaf 188
PERSIAN ART. 165 province. Jn the compartments below rows of Persian soldiers are drawn up in line, probably those that composed the famous guard of the Jmmortals ; they carry lances, bows and quivers, and have swords at their sides. The throne is of a truly Assyrian form. ‘‘ The canopy, made of… … “is decorated with a very curious design. Each strip is composed of two similar bands heavily embroidered. A band covered with rosettes is followed by a band adorned with bulls like those which decorate the cornice of the royal tombs; in the centre appears the winged emblem of Ahura-Mazda. The…
Art, Asian · Oriental antiquities
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