A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Georges Perrot; Charles Chipiez

Ibex, occurs on the summits of shafts, i. [209];
in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [150].
Iconography, was there an Assyrian? ii. [138].
Ilou, i. [78].
India, metals brought from, i. [125].
Inscriptions, funerary, their absence i. [55].
Iran, ii. [236].
Isaiah, ii. [372].
Isidore, i. [172].
Isis, i. [78].
Ismi-Dagan, i. [39].
Ispahan, i. [289].
Istar (Venus), i. [73], [78];
how figured, [80];
her relationship to male deities, [83];
her descent into hades, [344];
her arrival at the gate of Hades, [345]; ii. [89], [92], [193], [289].
Ivories, ii. [118–125];
Egyptian character of many ivories, [320];
how they have acquired their present colour, [322].
Ivory, its use in decoration, i. [300];
panels in the British Museum, [301];
used for the decoration of furniture, ii. [319];
means by which the demand for ivory was supplied, [320].
Izdubar, the Assyrian Hercules, i. [346]; ii. [86], [263], [269].

Jambs, the bronze jambs of the gates of Babylon, i. [241].
Janus, ii. [91].
Jewelry, ii. [349].
Jezireh, El-, i. [3]; ii. [61].
Jigan, ii. [304].
Jonah, character of the book of, ii. [61].
Joshua quoted, ii. [363].
Judæa, ii. [172].

Kasr, i. [261];
its identity discussed, i. [384]; ii. [35].
Kaleh-Shergat (or Ellasar), i. [7], [39]; ii. [51];
basalt statue found at, [110].
Karamles, ii. [51].
Karigalzu, i. [315]; ii. [259].
Karkhemish, ii. [374].
Keleks, i. [323].
Kerman, i. [2].
Ker Porter, i. [40].
Khabour, i. [305]; ii. [51].
Khasdim, i. [6].
Khausser, ii. [9].
Khesbet, ii. [293].
Khetas, ii. [284].
Khorassan, i. [289].
Khorsabad, i. [7];
plan of Sargon’s city, [313];
its discovery by M. Botta, ii. [4];
compared with Versailles, [11];
its extent, [11];
the arrangement of its plan, [13];
the seraglio, [11–16];
the harem, [20];
courtyards, [16], [29];
the offices, [27];
size of the city of K., [62].
Khouzistan, i. [17].
Kings quoted, i. [302].
Kislar aga, compared to the Tartan, i. [96].
Knife-handles, ii. [348].
“Knop and flower” pattern, i. [240], [302].
Koran, i. [287].
Korkhar, ii. [203], [231].
Kouffa, i. [93].
Kouti, i. [53].
Kourdourmapouk, ii. [194].
Kouyundjik, i. [7], [44]; ii. [44];
arrangement of the ruins on the mound, [47].
Kunuku, ii. [255].
Kurdistan, i. [289].
Kushites, their relationship with the Shemites, i. [16], [17].

Lachish, siege of, figured in the reliefs, ii. [103], [319].
Lantern or “Louvre,” i. [183].
Laplace, his Histoire de l’Astronomie quoted, i. [68].
Larissa, i. [112];
its supposed identity with Mespila, ;
Xenophon’s description discussed, [385].
Larnaca, ii. [219].
Larsam, i. [1], [38].
Latium, engraved bowls found there, ii. [339].
Layard, Sir A. H., quoted, i. [7], [10–12], [27], [30], [40], [51];
speaks of fetishism among the Kurds, [61], [74], [116], [119], [120], [138], [155];
his opinion as to the forms of roof, [160–1];
his discovery of wood ashes in the palaces, [176], [183];
found upper chambers at Nimroud, [189], [193], [199], [207], [211], [213];
discovery of sphinxes in south-western edifice at Nimroud, [214];
his discovery of limestone bases in Sennacherib’s palace, [219], [230], [243], [261], [277];
colours used in decoration, [280], [392];
his opinions as to the size of Nineveh quoted, ii. [61];
his discovery of one of the gates of Nineveh, [62];
quoted, [152], [226], [236];
his opinion upon Assyrian polychromy, [247].
Le Blant, E., quoted, i. [339].
Ledrain quoted, i. [317].
Lenormant, F., i. [17];
quoted, i. [22], [30], [34], [37], [39];
his Magie chez les Chaldéens quoted, [59], [69], [261]; ii. [90], [252].
Lens found at Nimroud, ii. [308].
Letronne, i. [177].
Lighting, methods of, i. [180];
cylinders found by Place, [184];
by the doors, [186].
Likbagas, ii. [180].
Lintel, stone, from Kouyundjik, i. [237].
Lion, the, in Assyrian sculpture, ii. [154];
its frequent occurrence as a decorative motive, i. [219].
Loftus, W. K., quoted, i. [8], [24], [92], [118], [156];
his opinion as to the forms of roofs, [161], [245];
his explanation of the semi-circular pilasters, [245], [262], [278];
his opinion as to the casing of Assyrian walls, [282];
his opinion on the cemetery at Warka, [339];
his explorations at Mugheir, [371];
his explorations, ii. [7], [33];
coffins brought home by him, ii. [306].
Longpérier, de, quoted, i. [116], [281]; ii. [187];
his erroneous impression as to the cylinders, [255].
Lapis-lazuli, ii. [294].
Lortet, Prof., ii. [232].
Lot, i. [199].
Lotus-flower, used as an ornamental motive, i. [303].
Lycos, ii. [231].
Lysippus, ii. [286].
Lucian, “the Syrian goddess,” i. [58].
Lucretius, ii. [364].

Madaktu, its capture figured, i. [331].
Magnifying-glass found at Nimroud, ii. [308].
Malthaï, rock sculptures at, ii. [232], [319].
Manchester, ii. [381].
Manetho, i. [15].
Marduk, see [Merodach].
Martial, ii. [364].
Martin, T. H., quoted, i. [71].
Masius, Mt., i. [6].
Maspero, quoted, i. [8], [17], [20], [34], [44], [53].
Mastabas, compared with the cemeteries of lower Chaldæa, i. [343].
Materials, inferiority of those used by the Mesopotamian artist, i. [94];
Assyria better provided than Chaldæa, [123];
M. used by the sculptor, ii. [109].
Mechanical contrivances, i. [322];
transport of a winged bull, [323];
the lever, [326].
Meched-Ali, mosque of, at Nedjef, i. [340].
Medes, extent of their empire before 625 B.C., i. [52].
Memphis, i. [44].
Ménant, J., i. [40], [48], [95]; ii. [90], [184], [253].
Merodach (Jupiter?), i. [73], [75], [83], [347]; ii. [89].
Merodach-idin-akhi, stele of, ii. [93], [194].
Mesopotamia, formation of its soil, i. [8];
fertilisation of its basin, [8];
absence of rain in Chaldæa, [8];
spring in M., [11];
formation of the alluvial plain, [14];
climate, [196].
Mesopotamian architecture, its general forms, i. [126];
their cause, [126];
the mounds, [226];
their universal employment for monumental buildings, [129];
restricted use of piers and columns, [132];
the absence of orders, [132];
bad effect of rainstorms upon buildings, [133];
thickness of palace walls at Nineveh, [138];
the column, [141];
capitals, [141];
important part played by the arch, [141];
its early invention, [143];
frequent use of the vault, [144];
total absence of structures in dressed stone from Chaldæa, [146];
methods of bonding stone in Assyria, [147];
absence of mortar from Assyrian buildings, [154];
provision for drainage in mounds, [158];
absence of direct evidence as to common forms of roof, [160];
size of rooms, [179];
methods of lighting, [180];
size of doorways, [186];
pavilions and other light structures, [192];
column often used in them, [196];
orientation, [311];
plans, their peculiarities, [327].
Metal dishes, ii. [324];
engraved bowls or cups, [326];
their quasi-Egyptian character, [330];
their true origin, [336].
Metallurgy, ii. [308];
metals used in Mesopotamia, [308];
the metal district of Western Asia, [312].
Metrical system of Chaldæa-Assyria, i. [69].
Michel, Charles, his account of the discovery of Nineveh, ii. [9].
Milliarium, i. [257].
Mines, military, employed by the Assyrians, ii. [64].
Models for the sculptor, i. [215].
Moloch, worshipped in Judah and Israel as well as Tyre and Sidon, i. [16].
Montefik Arabs, i. [38].
Monoliths, i. [258].
Moon, Chaldæan observations of, i. [70].
Mordecai, ii. [71].
Mortar, its absence from Assyrian buildings, i. [154].
Mosaics, quasi-M. at Warka, i. [278].
Mossoul, yearly villegiatura of its inhabitants, i. [199].
Mouldings, i. [236], [245].
Moulds for jewellers, ii. [356].
Mountains, how indicated in the reliefs, ii. [207].
Mousasir, i. [394].
Mousta, church at, i. [168].
Mudjelibeh, see [Kasr].
Mugheir, i. [38], [159];
arches at, [222];
plan of temple at, [312]; ii. [34], [256], [308].
Müller, Ch., i. [16].
Müller, Max. quoted, i. [20].
Müller, Ottfried, i. [233].
Müntz, Eugène, ii. [364].
Musesinip, cylinder of, ii. [273].
Mylitta, see [Istar].
Myrrh, brought from Arabia, ii. [373].