Mesopotamian Archaeology: An introduction to the archaeology of Mesopotamia and AssyriaHandcock, Percy S. P. (Percy Stuart Peache)
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Mesopotamian Archaeology: An introduction to the archaeology of Mesopotamia and Assyria
Handcock, Percy S. P. (Percy Stuart Peache)
Iraq -- Antiquities
XXVIII. Miscellaneous objects of bronze, from
Nimrûd 254
XXIX. Bronze bowl, from Nimrûd 256
XXX. Decorated arch at Khorsabad 278
XXXI. Glazed bricks 282
XXXII. Ivory panels, from Nimrûd 314
XXXIII. Pottery, from Nimrûd and Nineveh 334
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1. Pictographs 97
2. Pictographs 99
3. Late Babylonian “squeeze” of an early inscription 117
4. Brick-stamp of Narâm-Sin 117
5. Clay covering of the “Sun-Tablet” 117
6. Restoration of the temple at Nippur 137
7. Restoration of the Anu-Adad temple at Ashur 144
8. Restoration of Sargon’s palace at Khorsabad 151
9. Domed roofs in Assyria 155
10, 11. Terra-cotta drains 159
12. Columnar piers at Tellô 161
13. Large column capital; small column capital 165
14. Columns (various) 166
15. Early arch at Nippur 170
16. Early arch at Tellô 170
17. Corbelled arch at Nippur 173
18. Round arch at Babylon 173
19-22. Arched drains at Khorsabad 174
23. Burial-vault at Ashur 176
24. Burial-vault at Ur (Muḳeyyer) 176
24_a_. Ziggurat on Assyrian bas-relief 180
24_b_. Ziggurat at Khorsabad 180
25. Six early bas-reliefs 182
26. Stele of Ur-Ninâ and mace-head of Mesilim 185
27. Two fragments of the “Vulture Stele”; little
sculptured block (Entemena’s reign) 189
28. Five bas-reliefs, including one of Narâm-Sin 194
29. Bas-relief of Sargon, king of Assyria 209
30. Bas-relief of Sennacherib; removal of stone bull 213
31. Sennacherib at Lachish 215
32. Statue of Esar, king of Adab 223
33. Early stone statue of a woman 224
34. Statue of Manishtusu; seated figure of a woman;
head of a woman 225
35. Seated figure of Shalmaneser II 231
36. Stone lion-head; figure of a dog; stone figure of
a human-headed bull inlaid with shell 234
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