ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
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1. Pictographs97
2. Pictographs99
3. Late Babylonian “squeeze” of an early inscription117
4. Brick-stamp of Narâm-Sin117
5. Clay covering of the “Sun-Tablet”117
6. Restoration of the temple at Nippur137
7. Restoration of the Anu-Adad temple at Ashur144
8. Restoration of Sargon’s palace at Khorsabad151
9. Domed roofs in Assyria155
10, 11. Terra-cotta drains159
12. Columnar piers at Tellô161
13. Large column capital; small column capital165
14. Columns (various)166
15. Early arch at Nippur170
16. Early arch at Tellô170
17. Corbelled arch at Nippur173
18. Round arch at Babylon173
19-22. Arched drains at Khorsabad174
23. Burial-vault at Ashur176
24. Burial-vault at Ur (Muḳeyyer)176
24a. Ziggurat on Assyrian bas-relief180
24b. Ziggurat at Khorsabad 180
25. Six early bas-reliefs182
26. Stele of Ur-Ninâ and mace-head of Mesilim185
27. Two fragments of the “Vulture Stele”; little sculptured block (Entemena’s reign)189
28. Five bas-reliefs, including one of Narâm-Sin194
29. Bas-relief of Sargon, king of Assyria209
30. Bas-relief of Sennacherib; removal of stone bull 213
31. Sennacherib at Lachish215
32. Statue of Esar, king of Adab223
33. Early stone statue of a woman224
34. Statue of Manishtusu; seated figure of a woman; head of a woman225
35. Seated figure of Shalmaneser II231
36. Stone lion-head; figure of a dog; stone figure of a human-headed bull inlaid with shell234
37. Copper spear-head; hollow copper tube243
38. Early copper figures245
39. Copper figures of Basket-bearers; copper figure of Gudea247
40. Figures and heads of animals in copper and bronze250
41. Two Assyrian swords; an Assyrian axe254
42. Bronze dish 257
43, 44. Bronze gate-bands259, 260
45. Silver vase of Entemena265
46. Coloured clay relief lion from Babylon274
47. Coloured bull at Babylon; coloured bull at Nimrûd (Calah)275
48. Three cylinder seals; clay tablet bearing a seal-impression285
49-77. Impressions from cylinder-seals289-307
78-83. Engravings on shells310-312
84. Carved ivory panel from Nimrûd 314
85. Early terra-cotta figures318
86. Terra-cotta figures of later date320
87. Terra-cotta figure of a dog323
88. Terra-cotta plaque showing dog with attendant323
89. Stone vase of Narâm-Sin328
90. Decorated stone vase of Gudea 328
91. Three stone vessels, one of which bears an inscription of Sennacherib, and another the name of Xerxes; small glass vessel of Sargon330
92, 93. Two early clay pots from Nippur 332
94. Boomerang-shaped weapons 342
95. Assyrian jewellery348
96, 97. Combs349
98, 99. Foot-spearman and Foot-archers of the first Assyrian period350
100-102. Archers in the reign of Sargon351
103-105. Archers in the reign of Sennacherib352
106, 107. Assyrian cavalry354, 355
108. Assyrian chariotry356
109. Assyrian helmets and head-gears357
110. Assyrian weapons of offence358
111. Battering-rams and shields 360
112. Naval equipment of the Assyrians362
113-115. Babylonian emblems396-398
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