. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. No. 9:. No. 92. t 254 ] ments of Europeans have caused a change in the form of the back-rest. That they were commonin former days is evident from averse in Kahdasas Kiandra-sain-bJiava, where the mountain-king Hi-malaya is described to have offeredsuch seats to the seven sages, whocame with the proposal of marriageof his daughter Uma with Maha-deva.* At a much earlier periodwe find in the Ramayana and theMahabharata, and even in the RigVeda, scats or chairs of gold des-cribed as invariable accompanimen
. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. No. 9:. No. 92. t 254 ] ments of Europeans have caused a change in the form of the back-rest. That they were commonin former days is evident from averse in Kahdasas Kiandra-sain-bJiava, where the mountain-king Hi-malaya is described to have offeredsuch seats to the seven sages, whocame with the proposal of marriageof his daughter Uma with Maha-deva.* At a much earlier periodwe find in the Ramayana and theMahabharata, and even in the RigVeda, scats or chairs of gold des-cribed as invariable accompanimentsof royalty. Thus Apamanyot, the grandson of the waters, in the last-named work, ispourtrayed as of goldenform, of golden aspect, o^golden hue, and shining,seated on a seat of mention of carpentersin that work;]: implies the\o. 93. existence of wooden furni- ture, and beds and chairs and tools would be the most proba-ble articles of that description thatwould be turned out by such arti-/ans; for had they been employed,j^^,j 04. 1-^ h^^ been supposed by some, in the Aibrication of (j
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