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 Themes of Chald.eo-Assyrian Sculpture. 81 beast by whose nature this complex being is dominated. They are part of the offensive armament of the one animal which enjoys in popular esteem an equal reputation for strength with Fig. 32. — The demon of the South- West Wind. Louvre. Actual size. Drawn by Saint-Elme Gautier. the lion. The body and limbs, too, are those of a bull, while the curly main recalls that of the king of beasts. The whole is completed by a pair of large wings borrowed from the eagle. vol. 11. M