Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 31
nearthe entrance of theSouth-west building.I recognized at oncefrom whence many ofthe sculptures, em-ployed in the construc-tion of that edifice,had been brought; andit was evident that Ihad at length discov-ered the earliest palaceof Nimrod. The comer-stone ledme to a figure of sin-gular form. A… … The Eagle-Headed Figure. Discovery of the Gigantic Head 7 displayed a narrow pointed tongue, which was stillcovered with red paint. On the shoulders fell theusual curled and bushy hair of the Assyrian images,and a comb of feathers rose on the top of the head.Two wings sprang from the back, and in…
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