. Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. . |^4444i-«4-r-: ! ^^36 M Fig. 58. GROUND-PLAN OF THE NORTH-WEST PALACE OF Fig. 59. WINGED-BULL FROM NIMROUD. EASY LESSONS IN ARCHITECTURE 137 slabs of the casing, and painted in the most brilliantcolors. Over these sculptures were painted other royalacts of the king surrounded by his eunuchs and warriors,and these representations were in their turn surroundedby an ornamental border, in which winged-bulls andmonstrous beasts, as well as the sacred tree, principallyfigured (Fig. 60). At the top of the walls the roof was probab
. Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. . |^4444i-«4-r-: ! ^^36 M Fig. 58. GROUND-PLAN OF THE NORTH-WEST PALACE OF Fig. 59. WINGED-BULL FROM NIMROUD. EASY LESSONS IN ARCHITECTURE 137 slabs of the casing, and painted in the most brilliantcolors. Over these sculptures were painted other royalacts of the king surrounded by his eunuchs and warriors,and these representations were in their turn surroundedby an ornamental border, in which winged-bulls andmonstrous beasts, as well as the sacred tree, principallyfigured (Fig. 60). At the top of the walls the roof was probably con-structed of wooden beams, divided into coffers bywainscoting, which were painted with flowers or ani-mals, or inlaid with ivory. Graceful borders and cor-ner-pieces surrounded each division. The brilliancy ofthe chambers was increased by employing rare woodsand coatings of metals, especially gilding.
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