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Left half of picture on frieze, showing two walking and three, on the left, being hunted with spears. (For History, see Coll-1167/I/2/12 - Deer below).. No"481" is noted below print.

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Right half of picture on Frieze showing seven deer of which one has two calves, on their way crossing a plain. History:- "Scene of hunting, on stone 115 sculptures from the North palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, c. 645BC. Now at the British Museum."

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Frieze showing four deer being chased into a thicket (in a game park?) surrounded by nets which men are setting up. History:- " Stone sculpture of Ashurbanipal from Nineveh."No."103" noted in bold type below print.

Scope and Contents Frieze (only picture in this group of photographs where the height exceeds the width) showing a ‘fortress on fire’ and being demolished by enemies; prisoners being marched away; prisoners, or retainers ?, eating and drinking in a basement.. Two lines of cuneiform inscription above. History:- "Stone sculpture of Ashurbanipal c. 645BC., with caption, showing capture of the town of Hamanu in Elam, from the North Palace at Nineveh. Now in the British Museum." Dr Dalley also comments, " If the...

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A photograph showing the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, from the West and marked "American Colony, Jerusalem."

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A photograph showing a hill, rocks, tree and a standing man and marked "American Colony, Jerusalem."

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A duplicate copy photograph showing Patrick Geddes wearing a white suit and Homburg hat and seated on a pony or a mule. A young man, also in white, smiling, holding a roll of paper. Scattered buildings can be seen in the distance.

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Composite item consisting of 14 mounted photographs, each showing a section of a frieze in an ancient Assyrian building or buildings. These are all mounted and stamped "A.Giraudon, editeur, 15 R.(rue) Bonaparte, Paris". The sculptures to which the photoraphs relate are held in the British Museum. The friezes are restricted to those which relate to the reign of King Ashurnasirpal II of Asyrria (883-859BC) and to King Ashurbanipal of Assyria (669-631BC).