Siege of a city. (Kouyunjik) [Quyunjik].

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Title

Siege of a city. (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)
Forts & fortifications
Fish
Bodies of water
British Museum
Campaigns & battles -- Assyria
Palace of Sennacherib (Nineveh)

Genres

Illustrations
Prints

Physical Description

Extent: 37 x 69 cm / Folded page.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 6612573
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14308487
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 827cc1a0-c6e6-012f-908d-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1853

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