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Title: The foundations of history
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Schieffelin, Samuel Bradhurst, 1811-1900. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, A. D. F. Randolph
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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h alabastar slabs, nine totwelve feet long, covered with paintings and sculptures ;serving the double purpose of ornament, and of historicalannals, by commemorating battles and great events. In thesethe king is always represented as much larger than othermen, and is foremost in hunting scenes, battles, sieges, tri-umphs, and religious ceremonies; all of which are paintedon the walls in great variety, and in gorgeous colors.Nimrod, the giant hunter, may have been represented ; orthe impression may have started from him that kings wereto be thought of as giants. The immense winged bulls andlions with human heads, standing ten to sixteen feet high atthe doorways, the space covered, and the thickness of thewalls, in some places fifteen feet, give us some idea of thegrandeur of the palaces ; while the paintings and relicsfound reveal their national and domestic manners, theircharacter, and religious condition : all agreeing with suchaccounts of them as we find in the Bible. * Kahum iii. Y.
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NINEVEH. 125 In regard to luxury and the pride of life, the ancientsdoubtless equaled the present day. Mr. Layard says, thatthe Assyrians, in form, color, ornament, and artful disposi-tion of attire, and in careful decoration of their person, seemto have given the pattern of luxury to all other people ; andit appears as if they could never be outdone. An ancientAssyrian, in the very height of the mode in his day, paintedhis eyebrows and his cheeks, whitened his complexion, some-times even washed in milk, and had the whole skin rubbedover to make it smoother and softer. He curled his longhair with the greatest exactness, as also his mustaches, andeven curled or carefully plaited his beard. If natural hairwas wanting (theirs was usually abundant) its place was sup-plied, as among the Egyptians, by false hair. From hissandals to his cap, from his dagger-hilt to the point of hissword-sheath, all was labored ornament; necklaces, earrings,amulets, seals, <fec., displayed the ingenuity of

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