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 399
Assyrian Cylinder, in Agate. Assyrian Cylinder, in Porcelain or Quartz. The pure Babylonian cylinders are more commonly foundin European collections than the Assyrian. They are usuallyengraved with sacred figures, accompanied by a short in-scription in the Babylonian cuneiform character,… … In Iron Haematite. Babylonian Cylinders. himself. They are usually cut in a red iron ore or haema-tite, which appears to have been a favourite material for suchobjects. Many specimens, however, are in agate, jasper,and other hard substances. Amongst the most interestingcylinders of this kind…
