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 79
he royal chariot, on the edge of the mound, kneltan officer, probably the chief superintendent, looking towardsthe king to receive orders direct from him. Behind the monarch were carts bearing the cables, wedges,and implements required in moving the sculpture. A longbeam or le\er was slung by ropes… … Village with conical Roofs, near Aleppo. and pomegranates. Beneath stood a town or village, thehouses of which had domes and high conical roofs, ])robablybuilt of mud, as in parts of Northern Syria. This interesting series was completed by a bas-relief, show-ing, it would seem, the final placing of…
