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 72
strong pin pro-jecting from the head of the boat. Each cable was held bya large body of men, who pulled by means of small ropesfastened to it and passed round their shoulders. Someof these trackers walked in the water, others on dry land.The number altogether represented must have been nearly300,… … behind ; the heads ofothers were encircled bya fringed shawl, whoseends hung over the ears and neck, leaving the Head-dress of Captives; employed by Assyrians in . ^ moving Bull. (Kouyunjik.) hair to fall in long curls upon the shoulders. Many were represented naked, but thegreater number were…
