Media, Babylon and Persia : including a study of the Zend-Avesta or religion of Zoroaster, from the fall of Nineveh to the Persian war . d with yellow. In the middle of each lozenge is painted a whiteknoll bearing three towers—one yellow and two white. The designis framed liy a yellow line in relief. This ornament represents, in theclearest possible manner, the citadel of Susa ; this, at least, is theconventional representation of it on the Assyrian sculptures thatrefer to the capture of Susa by Asshurbanipal. When the great lordsof the Middle Ages had their arms embroidered or woven into theg
Media, Babylon and Persia : including a study of the Zend-Avesta or religion of Zoroaster, from the fall of Nineveh to the Persian war . d with yellow. In the middle of each lozenge is painted a whiteknoll bearing three towers—one yellow and two white. The designis framed liy a yellow line in relief. This ornament represents, in theclearest possible manner, the citadel of Susa ; this, at least, is theconventional representation of it on the Assyrian sculptures thatrefer to the capture of Susa by Asshurbanipal. When the great lordsof the Middle Ages had their arms embroidered or woven into thegarments of their retainers, they little that they had beenanticipated by the Persian monarchs ! The Lion-frieze and the Archer-frieze are not the only specimens of Tersian enamelled brick Z 53^ i\ii:dta, , and per^ta. decoration brouglit to light at Susa. Hardly lesshandsome in a different way is the casing of varie-gated enamelled brickwork which adorned the bat-tlemcnted parapet or banister of the great doublestairs that led from the plain to the great courtin front of the palace, in a slope so gentle, with. 46. ) STAIR TARAPET CASED WITH ENAMELLED BRICK-WORK, AT SUSA. (Palace of ) Compare liattlemenls at r)iir-Sharriikin, ill. 53 in Storj of Assyria. steps SO broad and low, that they might easily bemounted on horseback. The combinations of colorsin the numerous fragments which it was Mr. Dieula-foys good fortune to collect, seem to have been,though striking, singularly harmonious. He givesthe following, as most frequently occurring : THE LATF. ; AT SUSA. 339 On Hi^ht blue ground, prevailing color—white,with touclies of green and pale yellow. On dark green ground, prevailing color—goldenyellow, with touches of blue and white. On black ground, prevailing color—golden yellow,with touches of pale green and white.
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