"Scotch plaid" and tassels for royal troops were used in Assyria. It was attaked by Scythians, who are noted as ancestors in the Declaration of Arbroath.
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Under the head of the horse was hung a bell or a tassel. ... The parasol was embroidered with rosettes, and ornamented with tassels, and to it was hung the ...
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