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Museum of antiquity; a description of ancient life: the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, places, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1887)

Yaggy, L. W, Haines, Thomas L · Des Moines, Iowa : G.S. Cline · leaf 318

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A beautiful goldnecklace was alsofound, of which a cut is represented in the above plate. It wasvery elaborate and exquisite. Ornamental safety-pins were also.found, as shown in following cuts. Lockets were also found,indicating religious subjects of later date. Small toilet-boxes, made of wood or… … 3o6 DOMESTIC UTENSILS. various ways, and loaded with ornamental devices in relief;sometimes representing- the favorite lotus flower, with its budsand stalks, a goose, gazelle, fox, or other animal. Many wereof considerable length, terminating in a hollow shell, not unlikea spoon in shape and depth,…

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