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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 220

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head, and a short tunic confined at the waist by abroad belt. From the nature of the country it may be con-jectured that the sculptures represented the invasion andconquest of some part of Armenia, and the river may perhapsbe identified with the Euphrates, near whose head waters,as we learn from… … u. 60 3 bo c H i6S NIAFAKH A.Xn /i.UiVJ.OX. (Cll.M-. On the north side of the iliainhcr were two .loorways lead-ing into separate apartments. I,;ieh entranee was formedby two colossal bas-reliefs of the fish-god. Ihese figures com-bine the human shape with that of the fish. The head of thefish…

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

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