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 0 18 ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COSTUME
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Fig. 8 19 ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COSTUME Plate VI. is an illustration of a robe worn by awoman 1450 B.C., and Fig. 10 is a modern representationof the same robe. It will be noted in this case that thefront half is not pinned behind the back, but is keptquite full in front, and that the back half, instead ofbeing girded by a sash, is drawn round and tied ina knot just under the breast. This robe on women is also sometimes tied witha narrow girdle under the breast instead of the edgesbeing knotted.

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