Fig. 67.—Genius with the beak of an eagle (Bas-relief at the Louvre).
Fig. 68.—Two-winged genius (Bas-relief at the British Museum).
Besides the interior walls of the chambers, no bas-reliefs were found in the palaces except on the principal façade. These sculptures on the façade have peculiar characteristics upon which we must lay stress. In the first place, they are exclusively devoted to religious and mythological subjects: not the smallest allusion is found to the exploits of the prince. They represent especially divine heroes, winged genii with human bodies and eagles’ claws and beaks, winged lions and bulls which guard the royal residence and defend the approaches to it, whether against evil spirits or against
