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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 80

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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… … 23 NINElFJf A\n n.-inVLOX. \r\\\x>. The figure no longer lav on ils side on the sledge, but washeld upright by men with ropes and forked wooden props.It was kept \\\ its erect position by beams, held together bycross bars and wedges*, and was further supported by blocksof stone or wood. On the…

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

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