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 113
Handles of Bronze Dishes, from Nimroud. … Bronze Vessels taken from the Interior of a Cauldron. II.] BRONZE VESSELS. 61 The upper vessels having been most exposed to damp, themetal had been eaten away by rust, and was crumbling intofragments, or into a green powder. As they were clearedaway, more perfect specimens were taken out, until,…