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 374
and extremities are swathedin linen, the bands of which are veryclearly shown in the clay figure. Theywere probably smeared over with bitu-men to preserve them; the head andhands were left uncovered. The manrepresented in the model wears a kindof flat turban, and his hair falls in ring-lets on his… … 32J MXEVEH AND BABYLON. [Chap. emblem, which may be compartd with one of similar form,frecjuently seen in the hand of the king in the bas-reliefs ofNineveh. The colVin in this relic is open and not partlyclosed, but it may have been so made in the model to showthe manner in wiiieh the bcxly was…
