The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Black Obelisk, where it appearsamong the presents sent to the kingfrom foreign countries. ?^ The joung colts fetch pricesvarying from 30/. to 150^. A thou-sand iiounds is no uncommon pricefor a well-known mare. Mr. Layardmentions a case where a Sheikh refused for a favourite mare no lessa sum than 1200Z. {Nin. and 327.) * Chesuey, Euphrates Expedition,vol. i. p. 108. ^ Ibid. 1. s. c. ® Lavard, Nineveh nml liahylon,p. 246. Chap. II. HORSES.
The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia . Black Obelisk, where it appearsamong the presents sent to the kingfrom foreign countries. ?^ The joung colts fetch pricesvarying from 30/. to 150^. A thou-sand iiounds is no uncommon pricefor a well-known mare. Mr. Layardmentions a case where a Sheikh refused for a favourite mare no lessa sum than 1200Z. {Nin. and 327.) * Chesuey, Euphrates Expedition,vol. i. p. 108. ^ Ibid. 1. s. c. ® Lavard, Nineveh nml liahylon,p. 246. Chap. II. HORSES. 291 is used both for draught and for riding, but seemsnever degraded to ignoble purposes. His breed isgood, though he is not sofinely or delicately madeas the modern Arab, Thehead is small and wellshaped, the nostrils largeand high, the neck arched,but somewhat thick, thebody compact, the loinsstrong, the legs mode-rately slender and ass is not found; but the mule appears, some- Head of a„ Assyrian Horse (Koyunjik. times ridden by women, sometimes used as a beastof burthen, sometimes employed in drawing a
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