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 229
Y-^ m … VII.] COLOSSAL HUMAN FIGURES. About thirty feet to the right of this gateway was a second,*formed by two singular figures. One was that of a monster,whose head, of fanciful and hideous fomi, had long pointedears and extended jaws, armed with huge teeth. Its bodywas covered with feathers, its…
