| 1850 - 704 pągines
...earliest palace of Nimroud. The corner-stone led me to a figure of singular form. A human body, elothed in robes similar to those of the winged men already...considerable length, was half open, and displayed a narrow pointed tongue, which was still covered with red paint. On the shoulders fell the usual curled... | |
| 1848 - 592 pągines
...Again another human figure was disclosed, clothed in robes similar to those of the two winged men and beak of considerable length, was half open, and displayed a narrow pointed tongue, still covered with... | |
| University magazine - 1849 - 836 pągines
...We will now read with greater interest Mr. Layard's description of the eagle-headed figure : — " A human body, clothed in robes similar to those of...considerable length, was half open, and displayed a narrow pointed tongue, which was still coloured with red paint. On the shoulders fell the usual curled... | |
| Sir Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 468 pągines
...length discovered the earliest palace of Nimroud. The corner-stone led me to a figure of singular form.* A human body, clothed in robes similar to those of...surmounted by the head of an eagle or of a vulture. f The curved beak, of considerable length, was half open, and displayed a narrow pointed tongue, which... | |
| Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 386 pągines
...length discovered the earliest palace of Nimroud. The corner-stone led me to a figure of singular form.* A human body, clothed in robes similar to those of the winged men on the previous slab, was surmounted by the head of an eagle or of a vulture, f The curved beak, of... | |
| Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 480 pągines
...length discovered the earliest palace of Nimroud. The corner-stone led me to a figure of singular form.* A human body, clothed in robes similar to those of the winged men on the previous slab, was surmounted by the head of an eagle or of a vulture. f The curved beak, of... | |
| Austen Henry Layard - 1850 - 280 pągines
...length discovered the earliest palace of Kimroud. The corner-stone led me to a figure of singular form. A human body, clothed in robes similar to those of...considerable length, was half open, and displayed a narrow pointed tongue, which was still coloured with red paint. On the shoulders fell the usual curled... | |
| Austen Henry Layard - 1850 - 470 pągines
...length discovered the earliest palace of Nimroud. The corner-stone led me to a figure of singular form.* A human body, clothed in robes similar to those of...considerable length, was half open, and displayed a narrow pointed tongue, which was still coloured with red paint. On the shoulders fell the usual curled... | |
| William Sandys Wright Vaux - 1850 - 490 pągines
...slight. Mr. Layard thus describes the one he found : — "A human body, clothed in robes similar to the winged men already described, was surmounted by...considerable length was half open and displayed a narrow pointed tongue, which was still coloured with red paint. On the shoulders fell the usual curled... | |
| Young people - 1852 - 1022 pągines
...sculpture : — " Adjoining a cornerstone was a figure of singular form. A human body, clotlrtdte robes, was surmounted by the head of an eagle or of a vulture. TILE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR AND COMPANION. The curved beak, of considerable elength, was half open, and... | |
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