Nineveh and Babylon; a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 (1867)
Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894 · London J. Murray · leaf 106
Bronze Socket of the Palace Gate. (Nimroud/ II.] ASSYRIAN ARCH. 53 vaulted drain, about five feet in width, was also discovered.The arch was turned with large kiln-burnt bricks, and restedupon side walls of the same material. The bricks beingsquare, and not expressly made for vaulting, a space was… … Vaulted Drain beneath South-east Palace. (Nimroud.) that the Assyrians were well acquainted at an early periodwith the true principle of the arch. The earth falling awayfrom the sides of the deep trench opened in the north-westpalace for the removal of the bull and lion during the…
