PHIGAL. SALOON.] GREEK SCULPTURES. 97 
Over these is the head of a human-headed bull in bas-relief, with 
double horns, and a richly decorated tiara. 
Against the Northern Wall of this Room is a colossal lion, 
sculptured in front and on one side, and covered with cuneiform in¬ 
scriptions ; at the back is also an inscription. This was found in a 
small detached building in the Great Mound. 
At the North-Eastern angle of the Room are the sculptures from 
the South-West Edifice of Nimroud, supposed to be of a date posterior 
to those hitherto described. 
Next the Northern door are—above, a slab on which is a horse¬ 
man, wearing a crested helmet, pursued by two Assyrian horsemen, 
who are wounding his horse with their spears. 
Below this is a fragment of a subject representing a besieged city: a 
bucket lowered by a pulley is seen through the walls: one of the be¬ 
siegers is cutting its rope. 
On the adjoining Wall is a large bas-relief, divided horizontally into 
two tiers, the upper of which bears a representation of a strong city on 
a mound or hill, having walls with battlements and towers, from which 
sheep, and captives bearing spoil, are being driven by Assyrian warriors. 
The lower scene is a representation of a king in his chariot, with 
attendants, and part of another chariot. Between the two tiers is a 
cuneiform inscription. 
Above this is a slab on which are two horsemen in conical helmets 
pursuing a third, and thrusting him from his horse with their spears. 
Behind is a vulture, bearing off the intestines of a fallen warrior. 
A few other sculptures are intended for this Room; but not being 
yet fixed, they are omitted in the present description. 
The door in the North side of this Room leads to the 
KOUYUNJIK SIDE-GALLERY. 
The sculptures intended to occupy this apartment, which were exca¬ 
vated by Mr. Layard in the Mound of Kouyunjik, nearly opposite 
Mosul, were so broken and dilapidated, chiefly from the action of fire, 
that considerable repairs will be necessary before they can be ready for 
exhibition. When this Side-Gallery is complete, Mr. Layard’s collec¬ 
tion will be seen in a continuous series, extending in a straight line to 
about 300 feet. 
The West Side of the Nimroud Central Room opens into the 
PHIGALEIAN SALOON. 
In two rows, one on either side of the Room, the following statues 
and busts are temporarily placed: — 
A statue of a satyr, formerly in the collection of the Rondinini 
Palace at Rome, and thence called the Rondinini Faun. The torso 
only is antique, and the restoration represents a satyr playing on the 
cymbals. 
A head of Apollo. 
A bust of Minerva, helmeled: on the top of the helmet is the ser¬ 
pent, sacred to her. 
