The Open court . In 1633, Peter Mundy,an energetic English traveller, saw ostrich (or, as he s])ells,estridges) eggs hung in a mosque in India. In 1771, General SirEyre Coote found the cupola of a Mohammedan tomb fifty milesnortheast of Palmyra adorned with ostrich eggs, and at present also,devout Moslems of the Near East are fond of honoring the sepul-chre of a beloved dead with such an egg which is suspended froma tree or shrub on the burial place. Even in the Christian churchesof the Copts they are reserved for the decoration of the cords fromwhich the lamps are suspended. Pliny writes that
The Open court . In 1633, Peter Mundy,an energetic English traveller, saw ostrich (or, as he s])ells,estridges) eggs hung in a mosque in India. In 1771, General SirEyre Coote found the cupola of a Mohammedan tomb fifty milesnortheast of Palmyra adorned with ostrich eggs, and at present also,devout Moslems of the Near East are fond of honoring the sepul-chre of a beloved dead with such an egg which is suspended froma tree or shrub on the burial place. Even in the Christian churchesof the Copts they are reserved for the decoration of the cords fromwhich the lamps are suspended. Pliny writes that the eggs of the ostrich were prized on account OSTRICH EGG-SHELL CUPS FROM MESOPOTAMLV 259 of their large size, and were employed as vessels for certain ])ur-poses. The eggs were also eaten and found their way to the tableof the Pharaos. Peter ]\Iundy (1634) found ostrich eggs, whoseacquaintance he made at the Cape of C^iood Hojie, a good egg is still regarded as a rare delicacy in Africa. The contents.
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