... people; used for the king's receptions. The columns have bell-shaped bases and lions/bull capitals. VOCABULARY Apadana: an audience hall in a Persian palace Capital: the top element of a column Cuneiform: a system of writing in which the strokes are formed in a wedge or arrow-head shape Cylinder seal: a round piece of carved stone that when rolled onto clay produces an image ... of a horse have different colors. The figures appear flat. There are 75 scenes and over 600 people. Eadwine the Scribe 210 458 12th C Self portrait of one of the many scribes who worked on this manuscript. It is...

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