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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 130

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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 interesthad been discovered.* Its principal entrance, facing thewest, was formed by a pair of… … Bas-relief from Kouyunjik, representing fortified City, a River with a Boat and Raft, and a Canal. slabs only retaining any traces of sculpture. One of themrepresented Assyrian warriors leading captives, wearing ahead-dress of high feathers, forming a kind of tiara like thatof an Indian chief, and…

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Assyria · Assyria -- Description and travel · Nineveh (Extinct city) · Babylon (Extinct city)

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