Art, Symbol & Imagination
Stepped Tower from an Assyrian Bas-Relief
A stepped structure rises above a wavy waterline beside trees and small figures. The exact source caption calls it a tower in stages from an Assyrian bas-relief. The drawing gives the tower a visible setting of trees, water and small figures while retaining the source caption’s general identification.
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Illustrator not identified. "Stepped Tower from an Assyrian Bas-Relief" [editorial title]. In The Chaldean Account of Genesis, George Smith. 1876, Scribner, Armstrong & Co.. Source scan leaf 190. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0038-0181
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Illustrator not identified. Stepped Tower from an Assyrian Bas-Relief. The Chaldean Account of Genesis. Scan leaf 190. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0038-0181