Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations (1920)
Houston, Mary G. (Mary Galway), b. 1871, Hornblower, Florence S · London : A. & C. Black, limited · leaf 77
DETAILS OF DECORATION 61 ANCIENT ASSYRIAN COSTUME Plate XIII.—A facsimile drawing, from an enameltile, is one of the many representations of the KingAssur-nasir-pal, ninth century B.C. The description ofhis dress will be better understood by referring toFigs. 34, 35, and 36. The King wears over his… … Fig. 34a is fringed, recalling certain Egyptian types already illus-trated, and, indeed, has points of similarity with certainGreek and Roman draperies. To drape this shawl (seeFig. 34a) fold over on the line e-f so that e-f, a-b,hangs down outside; then attach the cord e-g as illus-trated, and…
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