A Popular Account of Discoveries at NinevehHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 360 oldal |
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xii. oldal
... resembled the picture writing of Egypt , though all traces of its ideographic properties have been lost . The Assyrians , like the Egyptians , possessed at a later period a cursive writing , resembling the rounded character of the ...
... resembled the picture writing of Egypt , though all traces of its ideographic properties have been lost . The Assyrians , like the Egyptians , possessed at a later period a cursive writing , resembling the rounded character of the ...
16. oldal
... resembled , in every respect , the burnt gypsum of Khorsabad . Convinced from this discovery that sculptured remains must still exist in some part of the mound , I sought for a place where excavations might be commenced with a prospect ...
... resembled , in every respect , the burnt gypsum of Khorsabad . Convinced from this discovery that sculptured remains must still exist in some part of the mound , I sought for a place where excavations might be commenced with a prospect ...
26. oldal
... resembling that of the early Normans . His left hand grasped a bow at full stretch , whilst his right drew the string , with the arrow ready to be discharged . The left arm was en circled by a guard , probably of leather , to protect it ...
... resembling that of the early Normans . His left hand grasped a bow at full stretch , whilst his right drew the string , with the arrow ready to be discharged . The left arm was en circled by a guard , probably of leather , to protect it ...
29. oldal
... resembling a catapult , which had been brought up to the wall by an inclined plane apparently built of boughs of trees and rubbish . These figures were out of all proportion when compared with the size of the building . A warrior with a ...
... resembling a catapult , which had been brought up to the wall by an inclined plane apparently built of boughs of trees and rubbish . These figures were out of all proportion when compared with the size of the building . A warrior with a ...
41. oldal
... resembling the Greek , and horsemen engaged in battle . Both subjects were continued on the adjoining slabs , but they were broken off near the bottom , and the feet of a row of figures , probably other attendants , standing behind the ...
... resembling the Greek , and horsemen engaged in battle . Both subjects were continued on the adjoining slabs , but they were broken off near the bottom , and the feet of a row of figures , probably other attendants , standing behind the ...
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