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 174
man-headed bulls, somesix feet above the waters edge, and full fifty beneath thelevel of the ruin. Only the forepart of these figures hadbeen exposed to view, and Mohammed Emin would not al- v.] DISCOVERIES AT ARE AN. 121 low any of the soil to be removed before my arrival. Theearth was soon… … Wini^eJ Lull discovered at Arbaii. wiiiged bulls of Nineveh, but in the style of art they differedconsiderably from them. The outline and treatment wasbold and angular, with an archaic feeling conveying the im-pression of great antiquity. The human features were un-fortunately much injured, but…
