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 129
heirgalleys, rowed by doul)lebanks of oarsmen, and thehigh conical head-dress oftheir women, have alreadybeen described. % On thebest preserved slab was theinterior of a fortified camp,amidst mountains. Withinthe walls were tents whoseowners were engaged invarious domestic occupa-tions, cooking in… … A Captive. (Kouyunjik.) * Xos. VII. and viii. Plan I. p. 4. t Plate 29, of 2ikI series of Monuments of Xip.eveli. J Nineveh and its Remains, chap. xiii. •III.] BAS-RELIEFS DESCRIBED. 77 In the southern part of the palace a chamber had beenopened, in which several bas-reliefs of considerable…
