Joseph Bonomi
Assyrian
Rich and Costly Apparel
Ezek
23:12 "She lusted for the neighboring Assyrians, captains
and rulers, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on
horses, all of them desirable young men. (NKJ)
Bonomi
says:
"The robes of the Assyrians were generally ample and
flowing, but differed in form from those of the Egyptians
and the Persians. They consisted of tunics or robes varying
in length, in mantles of diverse shapes, of long-fringed
scarf's, and of embroidered girdles. Ornaments were
scattered with profusion over these dresses, some of which
appear to have been emblematic of certain dignities or
employments."
Also commenting on the sculptures he says,
"The apparel of the Assyrians appears by these sculptures to
have been almost richly fringed, with wide borders
ornamented with figures of men, animals, and foliage. The
comparison of their horses is most gorgeous; every strap of
their head and body-housings is enriched; to the chariots
horses is usually seen attached, apparently either to the
extremity of the pole or to the trappings of the neck, and
to the front of the chariot itself, a long fish-shaped piece
of drapery fringed and embroidered. Layard is at a loss to
designate this object. Perhaps "the precious clothes for
chariots," alluded to by Ezekiel (27:20) as being obtained
by the people of Tyre from Dedan, may have reference to the
singular piece of horse furniture."
Joseph
Bonomi, "Nineveh And Its Palaces" 2nd Ed. (London:
Ingram, Cooke & Co, 1853) pp 431, 437
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