 Awad advanced and asked for a present to celebrate the occasion, the Arabs withdrew the screen they had hastily constructed, and disclosed an enormous human head sculptured in full out of the alabaster of the country. They had uncovered the upper part...  How to see the British museum, in 4 visits - Pàgina 176per William Blanchard Jerrold - 1852Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1849 - 602 pàgines
...enormous human head sculptured in full out of the alabaster of the country. They had uncovered tlie upper part of a figure, the remainder of which was...belong to a winged lion or bull, similar to those of Khorsobad and Persepolis. It was in admirable preservation. Thn expression was calm, yet majestic,... | |
 | 1849 - 652 pàgines
...encampment of Sheikh Abd-urrahman, and was returning to the mound, when I saw two Arabs of his tribe urging their mares to the top of their speed. On approaching...winged lion or bull, similar to those of Khorsabad and Fersepolis. It was in admirable preservation. The expression was calm, yet majestic, and the outline... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1849 - 538 pàgines
...seen me as I approached, standing neara heap of baskets and cloaks. Whilst Awad advanced and asked fur a present to celebrate the occasion, the Arabs withdrew...belong to a winged lion or bull, similar to those at Khorsabad and Persepolis. It was in admirable preservation. The expression was calm, yet majestic,... | |
 | 1849 - 296 pàgines
...uneovered the npper part of a figure, the remainder of whieh was still buried in the earth. I saw at onee that the head must belong to a winged lion, or bull, similar to those of Khorsabad and Persepolis. The expression was ealm, yet majestie, and the outline of the features showed a freedom and knowledge... | |
 | 1849 - 292 pàgines
...uneovered the upper part of a figure, the remainder of whieh was still buried in the earth. I saw at onee that the head must belong to a winged lion, or bull, similar to. those of Khorsabad and Persepolis. The expression was ealm, yet majestie, and the outline of the features showed a freedom and knowledge... | |
 | 1849 - 596 pàgines
...had uncovered the upper part of a figuro, the remainder of which was still buried in the earth. I snw at once that the head must belong to a winged lion or bull, similar to those of Khorsohad and Persepolis. It WHS in admirable preservation. The expression was calm, yet majestic,... | |
 | 1849 - 206 pàgines
...They had uncovered the upper part of a figure, the remainder of which was slill buried in ihe earlh. I saw at once that the head must belong to a winged lion or bull, similar lo ihose of Khorsabad and Persepolis. It was in admirable preservation 1 he expression wa* calm, yet... | |
 | William Sandys Wright Vaux - 1850 - 490 pàgines
...seen me as I approached, standing near a heap of baskets and cloaks. Whilst Awad advanced, and asked a present to celebrate the occasion, the Arabs withdrew...belong to a winged lion or bull, similar to those at Khorsabad and Persepolis. It was in admirable preservation. The expression was calm yet majestic... | |
 | 1850 - 796 pàgines
...the country. They had uncovered the upper part of a figure, the remainder of which was still buriid in the earth. I saw at once that the head must belong to a winged lion or bull, similar to those at Khorsabad and Persepolis. It was in admirable preservation. The expression was calm yet majestic,... | |
 | 1853 - 442 pàgines
...head sculptured in full, out of the alabaster of the country. They had uncovered the upper part of the figure the remainder of which was still buried in...that the head must belong to a winged lion or bull ; it was in admirable preservation. The expression was calm, yet majestic, and the outline of the features... | |
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