Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : J. Murray · leaf 180
which he made at Khorsabad. They contained burnt bones, and were in the shape of urns with oval bodies and covers, having a hatched ornament round the body. Each of these vases with its contents was placed in a separate cell ; and they were evidently contempora- neous with the palace.1 That this… … No. 78. — Lamp from Nimrud. characters. These inscriptions have been deciphered by * Mr. Ellis, and their exact age can therefore be determined; but when we consider how constant was the habit among the Assyrians of covering every object with their arrow- headed inscriptions, and that none occur on…
Pottery, Ancient · Pottery
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