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 Conventions of Chald.eo-Assyrian Sculpture. i 29 The same remark holds good of the colossal figures of lions (Plate VIII.) and winged bulls (Plate IX.) which acted as guardians of the palace. We have already explained the ideas > Wmm Fig. 62. — Pair of warriors. Louvre. Drawn by Saint-Elme Gautier. attached to these monsters by the Assyrians, 1 we shall here dwell upon some peculiarities of their execution. In these images there 1 Vol. I. page 266. VOL. II. S