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![Voyage en Perse. Relation du voyage. Tome I. [Title page]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdm95YWdlLWVuLXBlcnNlLXJlbGF0aW9uLWR1LXZveWFnZS10b21lLWktdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1mOTA0MzItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "Voyage en Perse. Relation du voyage. Tome I. [Title page]")
![[Title page] A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh; including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud. From drawings made on the spot, during a second expedition to Assyria, by Austen Henry Layard, M.P.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1hLXNlY29uZC1zZXJpZXMtb2YtdGhlLW1vbnVtZW50cy1vZi1uaW5ldmVoLWluY2x1ZGluZy1iYXMtcmVsaWVmcy1lYTQ3ODUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/47/webp "[Title page] A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh; including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud. From drawings made on the spot, during a second expedition to Assyria, by Austen Henry Layard, M.P.")
![[Title page] The monuments of Nineveh, from drawings made on the spot. By Austen Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L. Illustrated in one hundred plates.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMTIvMzEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS10aGUtbW9udW1lbnRzLW9mLW5pbmV2ZWgtZnJvbS1kcmF3aW5ncy1tYWRlLW9uLXRoZS1zcG90LWJ5LWF1c3Rlbi1hMTUwMzAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Title page] The monuments of Nineveh, from drawings made on the spot. By Austen Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L. Illustrated in one hundred plates.")
![Voyage en Perse. Relation du voyage. Tome II. [Title page]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdm95YWdlLWVuLXBlcnNlLXJlbGF0aW9uLWR1LXZveWFnZS10b21lLWlpLXRpdGxlLXBhZ2UtNzIzMjkyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/53/webp "Voyage en Perse. Relation du voyage. Tome II. [Title page]")
![Title page] [Sarlawh?] with "marginal drawings of gold plants, trees, and animals".](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMjAvMDMvMjAvODcyOTIyOGUtNjg5Ny00MzM2LTljMjctMWEzZDJiNjRjODA2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/53/webp "Title page] [Sarlawh?] with \"marginal drawings of gold plants, trees, and animals\".")
![Voyage en Perse. Perse Ancienne. Texte. [Title page]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdm95YWdlLWVuLXBlcnNlLXBlcnNlLWFuY2llbm5lLXRleHRlLXRpdGxlLXBhZ2UtMzQzMjUzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/53/webp "Voyage en Perse. Perse Ancienne. Texte. [Title page]")
![The palaces of Nimroud [Nimrud]. Restored.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGhlLXBhbGFjZXMtb2Ytbmltcm91ZC1uaW1ydWQtcmVzdG9yZWQtMTkyMTBlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "The palaces of Nimroud [Nimrud]. Restored.")
![[Dedication.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvZGVkaWNhdGlvbi0yZTJjNjctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Dedication.]")
![Colossal lion, Great Entrance (Nimroud) [Nimrud].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvY29sb3NzYWwtbGlvbi1ncmVhdC1lbnRyYW5jZS1uaW1yb3VkLW5pbXJ1ZC1kM2VhNWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Colossal lion, Great Entrance (Nimroud) [Nimrud].")
![Voyage en Perse. Perse Ancienne. Planches. Tome premier. [Title page]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdm95YWdlLWVuLXBlcnNlLXBlcnNlLWFuY2llbm5lLXBsYW5jaGVzLXRvbWUtcHJlbWllci10aXRsZS1wYWdlLTU1MGFkNy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "Voyage en Perse. Perse Ancienne. Planches. Tome premier. [Title page]")
![A winged human-headed lion. (Nimroud) [Calah].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMTIvMzEvYS13aW5nZWQtaHVtYW4taGVhZGVkLWxpb24tbmltcm91ZC1jYWxhaC05ZGQ4NDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "A winged human-headed lion. (Nimroud) [Calah].")
![The king and sacrificial altar. (Nimroud) [Nimrud].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGhlLWtpbmctYW5kLXNhY3JpZmljaWFsLWFsdGFyLW5pbXJvdWQtbmltcnVkLWMyOWQ3ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "The king and sacrificial altar. (Nimroud) [Nimrud].")
![A winged human-headed bull. (Nimroud) [Calah].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMTIvMzEvYS13aW5nZWQtaHVtYW4taGVhZGVkLWJ1bGwtbmltcm91ZC1jYWxhaC1kMTkyZTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "A winged human-headed bull. (Nimroud) [Calah].")
![Tak-i Bostan. Plan général de la plaine de Kirmanschah [Kirmānshāh].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvdGFrLWktYm9zdGFuLXBsYW4tZ2VuZXJhbC1kZS1sYS1wbGFpbmUtZGUta2lybWFuc2NoYWgta2lybWFuc2hhaC01NzdlYjMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "Tak-i Bostan. Plan général de la plaine de Kirmanschah [Kirmānshāh].")
![Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple (Nimroud.) [Nimrud = Calah]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvYmFzLXJlbGllZnMtYXQtYW4tZW50cmFuY2UtdG8tYS1zbWFsbC10ZW1wbGUtbmltcm91ZC1uaW1ydWQtY2FsYWgtMmE5ZTA5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Bas-reliefs at an entrance to a small temple (Nimroud.) [Nimrud = Calah]")
![Fish-god. (Nimroud.) [Nimrud]; Figure near an entrance. (Kouyunjik) [Quyunjik].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMTIvMzEvZmlzaC1nb2Qtbmltcm91ZC1uaW1ydWQtZmlndXJlLW5lYXItYW4tZW50cmFuY2Uta291eXVuamlrLXF1eXVuamlrLTE2YTdkOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "Fish-god. (Nimroud.) [Nimrud]; Figure near an entrance. (Kouyunjik) [Quyunjik].")
![Winged females standing before the sacred tree. (Nimroud) [Calah]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMjAvMDMvMjcvNDliYTIyODgtNDQ5My00ZjMyLWE2YmUtN2NlYTQxM2Y3M2I1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/54/webp "Winged females standing before the sacred tree. (Nimroud) [Calah]")
![Winged figures kneelling before the sacred tree. (Nimroud) [Calah]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMTIvMzEvd2luZ2VkLWZpZ3VyZXMta25lZWxsaW5nLWJlZm9yZS10aGUtc2FjcmVkLXRyZWUtbmltcm91ZC1jYWxhaC1jNDBkMWItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "Winged figures kneelling before the sacred tree. (Nimroud) [Calah]")
![King hunting the lion (from Nimroud) [Calah].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMjAvMDMvMjYvMTIxOGZkOTAtOTdmOC00OWNlLWI4NzAtYzUxNzZmNWU0NDUwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/54/webp "King hunting the lion (from Nimroud) [Calah].")
![Qur'ân, fragment. [Sûrat al-Naba']](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzEzMzMvMTIvMzEvcXVyYW4tZnJhZ21lbnQtc3VyYXQtYWwtbmFiYS05ZTZlYzctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "Qur'ân, fragment. [Sûrat al-Naba']")
