Museum of antiquity; a description of ancient life: the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1883)
Yaggy, Levi W, Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis), b. 1844 · Alexandria, Va., W.P. Grant & co. · leaf 456
h as was borne by foot soldiers. 26. Breastplate of a knight of high degree. 27. Parasol found at Nimroud. (Now in British Museum.) 28. Ear-ring of gold.29.^ 30. I , y Bracelets of gold. 32. J 33. 34. 35. Wall painting representing lions. about 9,88o feet, or nearly two miles of bas-reliefs, with… … DISCOVERED IN THE PALACE. 436 NINEVEH AND BABYLON. The greatest length of the excavations was about 720 feet, thegreatest breadth about 600 feet. The pavement of the cham-bers was from twenty to thirty-five feet below the surface of themound. The measurements merely include that part of thepalace…
Civilization · Classical antiquities
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