The Study of ManG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 410 pages |
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Page xviii
... Assyria . The book of pots has yet to be written . It is interesting to know what our forefathers did , to gauge the rank of their culture , and to trace the improve- ments which gradually took place ; but it would be still more ...
... Assyria . The book of pots has yet to be written . It is interesting to know what our forefathers did , to gauge the rank of their culture , and to trace the improve- ments which gradually took place ; but it would be still more ...
Page 13
... Assyria there are few pictorial representations of ancient peoples which are of sufficient exactitude to serve as conclusive evidence on these points . In Egypt there is an immense mass of pictorial and sculp- tured material for ...
... Assyria there are few pictorial representations of ancient peoples which are of sufficient exactitude to serve as conclusive evidence on these points . In Egypt there is an immense mass of pictorial and sculp- tured material for ...
Page 14
... Assyrians as sculptured by them- selves . Jews , Amorites , Arabs , and other tribes , with characteristic features and costume , are also unmistakably portrayed . 3. The peoples of Africa to the west of Egypt were grouped by the ...
... Assyrians as sculptured by them- selves . Jews , Amorites , Arabs , and other tribes , with characteristic features and costume , are also unmistakably portrayed . 3. The peoples of Africa to the west of Egypt were grouped by the ...
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... Assyria and Babylon can also be brought into evidence to support the general conclusions drawn from those of Egypt . According to Bertin , ' they are more realistic in many ways than the Egyptian pictures , 1 Journ . Anth . Inst . , xvi ...
... Assyria and Babylon can also be brought into evidence to support the general conclusions drawn from those of Egypt . According to Bertin , ' they are more realistic in many ways than the Egyptian pictures , 1 Journ . Anth . Inst . , xvi ...
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... Assyrian statues . The artists appear to have given great care to the representations of the facial types . In Assyria , Bertin finds two types : ( 1 ) The aristocratic and military caste , with a long head , straight forehead ...
... Assyrian statues . The artists appear to have given great care to the representations of the facial types . In Assyria , Bertin finds two types : ( 1 ) The aristocratic and military caste , with a long head , straight forehead ...
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