CHAPTER II.

ASSYRIA AND BABYLONIA.

Possible Priority to Egyptian Pottery.--Similarity between Assyrian and Egyptian.--The Course followed by both Arts.--Unbaked Bricks.--Baked Bricks.--Writing Tablets.--Seals.--Vases.--Terra-cottas.--Porcelain.--Glazing and Enamelling.--Tin.--Colored Enamels.--Babylonian Bricks.--Glazes.....97