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TWO NEW PRINTS OF LAYARD'S EXCAVATIONS AT NIMRUD: AN ARTIST AT NIMRUD AND NINEVEH*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2016

Tim Clayden
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Abstract

This paper presents prints of two previously unpublished water colours depicting the excavation of slabs and sculptures found during Layard's excavations at Nimrud in June 1850. Though neither image is signed, an identification of the artist as S.C. Malan is probable. Gadd's (1938) study of Malan's drawings concentrated on his work at Nineveh. This paper focuses on the sketches made at Nimrud and completes the catalogue of pictures Malan drew at both sites (Appendix A) and publishes the previously unpublished Nimrud and Nineveh drawings.

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IRAQ , Volume 77 , December 2015 , pp. 41 - 58
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© The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 2015 

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This paper is presented as small homage to Dr Dominique Collon whose work on iconography has illuminated so many issues and enriched understanding of Babylonian and Assyrian culture.

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