FLOOR.] ASSYRIAN SIDE AND BASEMENT ROOMS. 
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arranged. In addition to these are some objects from 
Babylonia. The wall cases contain miscellaneous objects of 
different periods discovered in Assyria and Babylonia. 
The principal objects in this room are — 
A four-sided and arch-headed stele, of limestone, having in front a 
bas-relief of the king Samsivul, son of Shalmaneser. It was found 
by Mr. Rassam in the South-east edifice of Nimroud. 
Two stones, with reliefs and inscriptions in the reign of Merodach- 
nadin-akhi, a king of Babylon at an early period. 
The Wall Cases at the sides of the room contain miscel- 
laneous objects, the most remarkable of which are as follows : — 
Cases Nos. 1-4. Assyrian bronze helmets. 
Cases 5 & 6. Glass vases, and several Babylonian inscriptions on 
stone ; one of the reign of Esar-haddon. 
Cases Nos. 7-12. Various vases of alabaster and terracotta, one 
of alabaster holding sweetmeats, and a remarkable glass vase, im- 
pressed with the name of Sargina, or Sargon, B.C. 721 ; several prisms 
and cylinders of terracotta : one with the history of the first eight 
expeditions of Sennacherib, including an account of the invasion 
of Judaea, a series of bricks with royal names. 
Cases Nos. 13-15. Objects in bronze and terracotta, amongst which 
are a shield, cauldron, and enamelled bricks. 
Cases Nos. 16-19. Three earthenware coffins, covered with a blue 
vitreous glaze, and having small figures in low relief. They were found 
by Mr. Loftus at Warka, in a mound, formed almost entirely of similar 
remains, but are not, perhaps, older than the time of the Parthian 
Empire. Various glazed vessels and part of a bronze throne. 
The staircase leads to the 
ASSYRIAN BASEMENT ROOM. 
The sculptures arranged in this room, with one excep- 
tion, belong to the time of Assurbanipal, the grandson of 
Sennacherib, having been discovered in the ruins of two palaces 
at Kouyunjik, excavated, one by Mr. H. Rassam, the other by 
Mr. Loftus. Dating from the latest period of Assyrian art, 
they exhibit greater freedom of design, particularly in the 
animal forms, and greater delicacy of execution, than the bas- 
reliefs from Nimroud, or even the earlier monuments from Kou- 
yunjik. Among the most remarkable are — 
Nos. 1-8. Various operations of the camp, the bringing in of the 
heads of slain enemies, and registration of spoil and trophies. 
Nos. 9-14. Soldiers and musicians, some of whom are captives 
