2-888-170 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Nimroud Sculptures at the British Museum - Tribute Bearers; Assyrian King and Sword-Bearer, 1850. 'These figures represent tribute-bearers in the presence of the King. In the first, the bended knee and uplifted hands is expressive (as in the Obelisk) of submission and respect. Behind him follows his companion, bearing on his shoulder a monkey, and leading another by a cord. They are both similarly attired, and wear on their feet the buskins turned up at the toes, like the papouch of Constantinople. These figures are short and muscular in form, resembling very much, also, in countenance, the people of Caramania. Eighteen lines of cuneiform inscription traverse this slab.'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.