Umbrellas

Anglo-Saxon manuscripts sometimes represent a servant holding an umbrella over the head of his master. In the sculptures of ancient Egypt and As syria they are represented borne by the attendants on a king. The Greek and Roman ladies used parasols in all respects resembling those of modern times. In the Panathenaic proce ion the daughters of foreign settlers in Athens had to carry parasols over the heads of the A then i an maidens taking part in the proce ion. They were substituted later on by broad hats, the Roman Petasus and the Greek Tholia. In the Siamese empire an umbrella is the emblem of the royal dignity. IMG:6949005855195395773_fig_672.jpg: Fig. 672. Umbril.