Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 329
ing part was merely an accessory, intended for ornament, orserving as a handle. Thev were o-enerallv of svcamore wood, sometimes oftamarisk, or of acacia; and occasionally ivor}, and inlaid work,were substituted for wood. To many, a handle of less dis-proportionate length was attached, representing…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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