Drawing a winged bull to the top of an artificial mound. (Kouyunjik.) [Quyunjik].

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Title

Drawing a winged bull to the top of an artificial mound. (Kouyunjik.) [Quyunjik].

Collection

A second series of the Monuments of Nineveh: including bas-reliefs from the palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud

Names

Layard, Austen Henry, 1817-1894 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1853
Place: London
Publisher: J. Murray

Library Location

General Research Division
Shelf locator: *OCM+++ (Layard, A. H. Second series of the Monuments of Nineveh)

Subjects

Art -- Nineveh (Extinct city)
Nineveh (Extinct city)
Colossi
Transportation
Bas-reliefs
Bodies of water
British Museum
Palace of Sennacherib (Nineveh)

Genres

Illustrations
Prints

Physical Description

Extent: Folded page.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 6612573
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14308487
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 79a23020-c6e6-012f-1504-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1853

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Drawing a winged bull to the top of an artificial mound. (Kouyunjik.) [Quyunjik]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79a23020-c6e6-012f-1504-58d385a7bc34

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). Drawing a winged bull to the top of an artificial mound. (Kouyunjik.) [Quyunjik]. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79a23020-c6e6-012f-1504-58d385a7bc34

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Drawing a winged bull to the top of an artificial mound. (Kouyunjik.) [Quyunjik]." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79a23020-c6e6-012f-1504-58d385a7bc34

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