§ 4. Metal Dishes and Utensils 324–343 § 5. Arms 343–349 § 6. Instruments of the Toilet and Jewelry 349–363 § 7. Textiles 363–372 § 8. Commerce 372–374 CHAPTER V. COMPARISON BETWEEN EGYPT AND CHALDÆA 375–400 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 401–404 INDEX 407–420 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PLATES. I. Royal statue, found by M. de Sarzec _To face page_ 126 II. Two Chaldæan heads, found by M. de Sarzec „ 128 III. Lion, from Nimroud „ 130 IV. Winged bull, from Khorsabad „ 136 V. Assurbanipal in his chariot „ 138 VI. Bronze lion, from the palace of Sargon „ 154 VII. Fragment from the Balawat gates „ 212 VIII. Enamelled brick, from Nimroud „ 294 IX. {Enamelled brick, from Nimroud } {Fragment of painting on stucco, from Nimroud} „ 294 X. Decoration in enamelled brick, from the harem at Khorsabad „ 294 FIG. PAGE 1. Map of Nineveh and its neighbourhood 6 2. The mound and village of Khorsabad before the commencement of the excavations 9 3. Plan of Sargon’s palace in its present state 12 4. Longitudinal section through the palace of Sargon 13 5. South-eastern gateway of Sargon’s palace at Khorsabad 17 6. Plan of the harem in Sargon’s palace 21 7. Harem court in the palace of Sargon at Khorsabad 25 8. A hanging garden 30 9. Plan of a palace at Warka 33 10. Plan of chambers at Mugheir 34 11. Plan of chambers at Abou-Sharein 34 12. Plan of chambers at Abou-Sharein 34 13. General view of Nimroud 38 14. Plan of the north-western palace at Nimroud 39 15. Assurnazirpal offering a libation to the gods after his victory over a wild bull 41 16. Plan of the south-western palace at Nimroud 43 17. Upper chambers excavated at Nimroud 44