8 HISTORY AND ETHNOLOGY. 



Hunting and fishing served among the Egyptians as pleasant diversions 

 {pi. 1, figs. 6, 7 AB), though sometimes they became employments ; and the 

 plate now referred to delineates the various animals of the chase, and also 

 the peculiar styles of fishing, as the hook, line, net, and trident ; and fig. 

 7 B presents the preparing of the fish for the table. Fig. 5 represents some 

 operations common in agriculture. The wine culture, and everything per- 

 taining to it, is seen in fig. 8, A-D. Figs. 2-4 show the manipulations of 

 other trades, and particularly fig. 2, workers in leather ; fig. 3, cabinet- 

 makers ; and fig. 4, butchers. 



2. The Hebrews or Jews. 



We shall refer at large to these people under the head of Religious Rites. 

 For the present we merely call attention to a view of Absalom's grave in 

 the Valley of Josaphat {pi. 6, fig. 54). 



3. Assyrians, Babylonians, and Medes. 



As before observed, the districts around the Euphrates and Tigris were 

 peopled at a very early period. Of their first settlement, nothing is abso- 

 lutely known ; the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Medes, present themselves 

 as the most powerful and ancient races in that division. Having scarcely 

 any written accounts, we must form an idea of their civilization and luxury 

 from the representations copied from their old monuments. PL 2, figs. 7, 

 8, magnificent costume of distinguished Assyrians ; ^^5. 15 and 16, the 

 simpler dress of the Medes ; ^^5. 10 and 11, Assyrian warriors on foot; 

 figs. 12, 13, Assyrian horsemen ; fig. 9, Assyrian slaves. The head-dress 

 was very various and splendid, as already observed. PL 6, fig. 32, gives an 

 Assyrian tiara ',fig. 38, a helmet ; and^^. 40 "^ plain Assyrian head-dresses. 



4. Persians, Syrians, and Phrygians. 



The province Persia, in the south bordering on the Persian Gulf, and in 

 the north on Media, was doubtless the nucleus of the great Persian 

 monarchy. 



The Persians, like the Egyptians, buried their dead with great solemnity, 

 in rock vaults. PL 3, fig. 40, and pL 6, fig. 51, represent the vaults found 

 in the neighborhood of Persepolis. The Persian apparel strongly resembled 

 that of the Medes {pL 2, figs. 17-20), though the women wore a peculiar 

 head-dress {pL 4, fig. 3). For the head-dress of the Persian kings, see pL 

 6, figs. 30, 31. A laced shoe {fig. 46) covered the foot. For a fly-brush 

 they used a bunch of horse hair, fastened to a carved handle {fig. 47). 

 The Persian trumpet {fig. 48) was straight ; and their dishes and vessels 

 sometimes plain {fig. 50), at other times costly {fig. 49). PL 4, fig. 13, 

 represents a Syrian ; and pL 6, fig. 52, the so called rock-grave of 

 Midas. 



The ancient Phrygians adopted a simple style of clothing {pL 4, fig. 8) 

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