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Assyrian Architecture. 19 frequent use of the honeysuckle and allied types of decor- ation remind us of Greek workmanship. The entrance gateways of these singular palaces were generally flanked by pairs of colossal winged bulls, with human faces and elaborately curled hair and beards, wear- ing a high tiara surmounted by feathers (Fig. 10). Arched gateways faced with glazed bricks of various colours have Fig. 11. — Pavement slab from the palace of Koyunjik. ' also been dug out. Galleries, raised on columns, forming a kind of upper story to the building, admitted air and light freely. All the Assyrian buildings were erected on terraces, to which flights of steps gave access, and it is probable that they were several stories high. Fig. 11 represents one of the pavement slabs of the palace of Esarhaddon at Koyunjik. c 2