The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Feet of tripods in bronze and iron. ment the sides of chairs or stools, and the like.^ Occa-sionally it was of a less solid, but at the same time of. Bronze bulls head from tliroue. Bronze head, part of throne, showing bitumeninside. a more elaborate character. In a palace inhabited bySargon at Nimrud,and in close juxtaposition with a mo- 2 Here again we cannot be certainwhether the sculptures-represent em-bossed work or castings. Tn deh- cate fa
The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Feet of tripods in bronze and iron. ment the sides of chairs or stools, and the like.^ Occa-sionally it was of a less solid, but at the same time of. Bronze bulls head from tliroue. Bronze head, part of throne, showing bitumeninside. a more elaborate character. In a palace inhabited bySargon at Nimrud,and in close juxtaposition with a mo- 2 Here again we cannot be certainwhether the sculptures-represent em-bossed work or castings. Tn deh- cate fabiics, Hke sword-sheaths, theformer seems more probable. Chap. VI. EMBOSSED WORK. 45^ nument certainly of his time,^ were discovered by a number of dishes, plates, and bowls, embossed
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