In the sculptures at Nineveh the parasol appears frequently.
Austen Henry Layard gives a picture of a bas-relief representing a king in his
chariot, with an attendant holding a parasol over his head. It has a curtain
hanging down behind, but is otherwise exactly like those in use today. It is
reserved exclusively for the monarch, and is never carried over any other
person. In Persia the parasol is repeatedly found in the carved work of
Persepolis, and Sir John Malcolm has an article on the subject in his 1815
"History of Persia."
In some sculptures, the figure of a king appears attended by
a servant, who carries over his head an umbrella, with stretchers and runner
complete. In other sculptures on the rock at Taghe-Bostan, supposed to be not
less than twelve centuries old, a deer-hunt is represented, at which a king
looks on, seated on a horse, and having an umbrella borne over his head by an
attendant.
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