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Assyrian Art. Fourth lecture. Prof. Arthur L. Frothingham, of Princeton College. Upper Boylston...
Last evening Prof. Frothingham delivered the third of the series of lectures on Assyrian Archaeology. The beginning of Babylonian art can be traced to the earliest historical period of Babylon, about 4000 B. C. From that period on we possess inscriptions for nearly every century from colossal temples and statues. Northern Babylonia was the first art centre, but in the third milennium Ur, in Southern Babylonia became the centre. There came a third period when the North was again the seat of artisti life, which gradually declined in vigor up to the capture of Babylon by the Assyrians. There...
...better opportunity to obtain a more comprehensive knowledge of the great nations of the ancient world than that which Harvard students now enjoy, has rarely been afforded to the students of any college. The lectures by Prof. Lanciani on Roman Archaeology, the present course by Prof. Frothingham on Assyrian Archaeology, and the proposed lectures of Mr. Charles Waldstein on Greek Archaeology, form a connected whole, and cover a field where interesting facts presented in an interesting manner are rarely to be found. These lectures present a vivid future of ancient life, which both classical students and others may readily understand...
Assyrian Art. Third Lecture. Professor Arthur L. Frothingham of Princeton College. Upper Boylston...
ASSYRIAN ARCHAEOLOGY.During this month Professor A. L. Frothingham of Princeton delivers a series of five lectures on Assyrian Archaeology. The remaining dates fixed are the 18th, 24th, and 26th. The lectures will be given in upper Boylston and will be illustrated with stereopticon views. The public are invited. The following is a detailed programme of the third and fourth lectures...