Identifier: ancientegyptiana00hous (find matches)
Title: Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Houston, Mary G. (Mary Galway), b. 1871 Hornblower, Florence S
Subjects: Costume Costume Costume
Publisher: London : A. & C. Black, limited
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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Fig. 39 69 ANCIENT ASSYRIAN COSTUME Plate XIV. Plate XIV. is the Queen of Assur-bani-pal, seventhcentury b.c. She wears a similar tunic to the King, butthe sleeves reach half-way down the lower arm; hershawl, which is fringed all round, would measure50 X 130. It is wrapped once round the lower limbs,and so covers the bottom of her tunic; it is then woundround the upper part of her body in similar fashionto that of the woman on p. 59, save that it goes in theopposite direction. 70 PLATE XIV
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M,G.H. del F,S.H pinx, QUEEN OF ASSUR-BANI-PAL 71 ANCIENT ASSYRIAN COSTUME Plate XV. Plate XV. shows further details of Assyrian decora-tion ; attention may be particularly drawn to the variedforms of the tassels. a, b, c, Bracelets,d, e, f, Ear-rings. g, h, i, j, Tassels from costumes and harness onhorses. k, Winged globe. 1, Palm tree. m, Lappet of a Kings tiara. n, Bronze vessel. o, Sword handle. 72 PLATE XV ^

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