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 HISTORY OF ART IN CIIALD.EA AND ASSYRIA. top to bottom ; the floor, which is elevated a few steps above the pavement of the court, is strewn with carpets and cushions so PIG. 55. Restoration of a hall in the harem at Khorsabad, compiled from Place. as to form an open and airy saloon, in which the women are to be found by their visitors at certain hours. This divan is protected