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 396
of Queen Semiramis, werefound there. Amongst the smaller relics discoveredin Assyrian and Babylonian ruins, themost interesting are probably the en-graved cylinders or gems, of which a largecollection was brought by me to England. c>^^ ^^ -^p^-They vaiy in length from a quarter of an inch to… … 344 NnyKVF.H A.\n iiinvLOw. [Chm. slightly cun-cd inwards like that ropresontod in the acconi]>anying \vood(-ut. They are usually of la])is-lazuli, rockcrystal, cornelian, amethyst, chalcedony, agate, onyx, jasper,quartz, serpentine, sienite, oriental alabaster, green felspar,and h;vniatite. The…
