Manual of Oriental Antiquities

A concise survey of ancient Near Eastern art and material culture, excluding Egypt, tracing architecture, sculpture, and crafts across Chaldaea, Assyria, Persia, Syria, Judæa, Phoenicia, Carthage, Cyprus, and Hittite regions. It summarizes archaeological discoveries, typologies of monuments, construction techniques such as brick architecture, and decorative motifs, and discusses iconography, inscriptions, and industrial arts. Chapters present regional developments, cross-cultural influences between Egyptian and Assyrian traditions, and reports on recent excavations including finds from Susa. Abundant illustrations and indices support descriptions of artifacts, monuments, and funerary and religious contexts, offering a structured reference for comparative study.