Describing one section of a royal palace that he had uncovered in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh, archaeologist Austen Layard wrote: “The ceilings... were divided into square compartments, painted with flowers, or with the figures of animals.
Arkeolog Austen Layard, sewaktu menggambarkan salah satu bagian istana kerajaan yang telah ditemukannya di ibu kota Asiria, Niniwe, menulis, ” Langit - langitnya... dibagi menjadi bagian - bagian persegi, dilukisi bunga - bunga, atau gambar binatang.