Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 603
I should saythat there can be no doubt that the bodies were those of males. 506 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS m the service of the Parthian princes who ruled the coun-try. Near each skull lay a square sheet of beaten gold{■]) almost large enough to cover the exposed portion ofthe face, and a… … Plan of Tomb of Two High Officers from the Parthian Palace. First Centurj- a. d. waist of each body. Around the ankles (5) of the better-preserved skeleton, and at intervals along the legs, lay forty-eight small gold buttons provided with ears, and twelvelarger rosettes, which apparently had served…
