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the walls and towers of the city are embattled, and lined with defenders, 
discharging arrows, or throwing down stones. Upon the acclivity of 
the hill, to the left, is an Assyrian preparing to scale the walls. In 
front of it appears to be an artificial mound, thrown up by the in¬ 
vaders, on which are planted five warriors, fully armed, all kneeling, 
and two of them shooting up at the walls from behind screens. Below 
these are trees, similar to the preceding. To the right (26), the attack 
is carried on upon the other side of the city. On the ground are 
archers, kneeling, and shooting from behind their screens; above them 
are others, mounted apparently on an outwork like that on No. 24, 
and likewise shooting at the walls; whilst above these again is a higher 
tier, in w’hich other archers, some with screens, others without, are simi¬ 
larly engaged. Immediately behind these are trees, extending into the 
distance, where the ruggedness of a mountain-side seems convention¬ 
ally indicated by angular lines. The two upper rows of archers are 
each headed by a warrior, advancing with spear and shield to an esca¬ 
lade. After No. 26 occurs another break, the connecting slabs of the 
series being lost. On 27—29 are .seen the results of the contest. 
Five warriors (28) are carrying in triumph the heads of the slain, fol¬ 
lowed by three male captives manacled, one of whom is being struck 
by an attendant; then (27) two women, bearing wineskins and vessels, 
and accompanied by a child. The warriors are met by others, armed 
with peaked helmets, spears, and shields. The connecting portion of 
No. 29 is lost; on what remains are two soldiers leading horses. Above 
the figures, along slabs 27—29, the row of vines and other trees is 
continued; and higher up are the remains of an upper frieze, in which 
the collection of the heads is again represented, before tw’o scribes 
with writing materials, who register the number brought in. 
30. Fragment from the siege of a city. A bowman, shooting from 
behind a screen held by an attendant soldier ; behind them, two sting¬ 
ers discharging stones. Underneath are the legs and feet of five 
combatants, the remains of a bas-relief, of which the upper portion has 
been removed to make room for the present sculpture, thus forming a 
species of palimpsest. 
31. Plaster cast of a horseman, unarmed, in full flight. 
32. Cast of an Assyrian horseman, pursuing, and discharging an 
arrow. The sculptures from which these two casts w^ere taken were 
not brought home for the Museum. 
33. A slab from Chamber vi. in Mr. Layard’s plan; it represents 
a male figure, with hair falling over his shoulders in large flowing 
curls, and armed only with a dagger in his belt; his left hand is raised; 
his right, which is destroyed, appears to have grasped an object of un¬ 
certain character, planted upon the earth before him, apparently a staff 
surmounted by a fir-cone, or spear-head. 
34—43. Part of a series of sculptures which originally lined the two 
walls of a long narrow gallery leading, by an inclined plane, from Kou- 
yunjik towards the Tigris. On the one side, descending the slope, were 
fourteen horses, led by grooms; on the other, ascending into the palace, 
were servitors bearing food for a banquet. The figures are somewhat 
smaller than life, designed with much freedom and truth; and by com¬ 
parison with the Panathenaic frieze in the Elgin Saloon, they may 
