1. The Third Dynasty ziggurat at Ur. Circa 2350 B.C. 272 ft. square, 160 ft. high. Sumerian.

2. Gate "A" of the Palace at Khorsabad. Note the Lamassu guarding the entrance. Assyrian.

3. Detail of Lamassus at Khorsabad. Note the use of repetitive pattern. The "Style of the Near East" is one of repetition and indefinite extension.

4. Wall painting in the Palace of Tell Ahmar showing King Tiglathpilaser III giving audience. Eighth Century B.C. Assyrian.

5. Parts of a bronze throne and footstool, circa 500 B.C. Assyrian.

6. The Ishtar Gate, Babylon, 7th - 6th Cent. B.C. Note the use of the arch. The structure of these walls was of sun-dried brick covered with glazed brick fired in ovens. Here we see the surface of the glazed brick restored and displayed in a museum in Berlin, Germany. Museum of Western Asiatic Antiquities.