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A Circular Army Camp, c 1877-1904

 Item — Box: Outsize Box 6
Identifier: Coll-1167/I/2/3

Scope and Contents

Frieze showing, on left, a circular army camp in which people are seen performing various household tasks; in centre, horses are being groomed and watered; on right, four men are apparently seeking admittance; a strange lion-headed figure is being excluded. Pavilion with animal finials. History:-"Stone sculpture for lining internal walls. From the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrod, ancient Kalhu, c. 865BC. Now in the British Museum.Scene shows a military camp.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1877-1904

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Full Extent

1 photograph ; Mount: 21.3 x 27.6 cms

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located 2017

General

A6.2 (iii)

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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