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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 393

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ignifymany, and that more than one ox probably supported the vessel por-trayed in this bas-relief. •f These measurements merely include that part of the palace actuallyexcavated. z 2 340 XIXEyEJI A.XD BABYLOX, [Chap. the palace, and may have su]iportc(l the wooden coUmins ofa covered way, or have… … Assyrian Pedestal, from Koayunjik. architectural remains dug out at Nineveh. The ornamentupon them is not inelegant, and is somewhat Saracenic inits character. It is remarkable that, notwithstanding the most carefulsearch in all parts of the countr> round Mosul, I have beenunable to find one…

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

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