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2.] Glass finger-rings have also been found, which were probably worn by women. We have a few remains of Assyrian toilet articles.
A bronze disk, about nine inches in diameter, with a long handle attached, is thought to have been a mirror.
In its general shape it resembles both the Egyptian and the classical mirrors; but, unlike them, it is perfectly plain, even the handle being a mere flat bar.
[PLATE CXXXVI., Fig.
3.] We have also a few combs.
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