. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. -fitted with stuffed cushions, as they are not unfrequentl\- pro-. ?B^= [ 359 ] \iclccl with pilhjws near the back; but in the absence of colour and details, it is difficult to make out how they were set off. The ordinary mode of sitting on ottomans in saloons in the company of friends, or on cere-Mode of silting. ... monial occasions, was an erect one with the legs crossed; but when at ease, the reclining position withone arm thrown o\er the takiya was preferred. This latterwas also the practice of th
. Indo-Aryans: contributions towards the elucidation of their ancient and mediaeval history. -fitted with stuffed cushions, as they are not unfrequentl\- pro-. ?B^= [ 359 ] \iclccl with pilhjws near the back; but in the absence of colour and details, it is difficult to make out how they were set off. The ordinary mode of sitting on ottomans in saloons in the company of friends, or on cere-Mode of silting. ... monial occasions, was an erect one with the legs crossed; but when at ease, the reclining position withone arm thrown o\er the takiya was preferred. This latterwas also the practice of the Romans, who sat reclined sup-ported b) the left elbow, et cubito rcmanete presso.* Onstools, chairs, and benches, the most common st}-le was to sitwith one leg hanging and the other placed on the oppositethigh. Sometimes the legs were crossed; at others, both thelegs were allowed to hang in the European st)le, the feetresting on low stools; and this was evidently reckoned by farthe most dignified mode of sitting ; for figures of gods arcgenerally so seated; they also occur with one leg hangingand the other folded, but never on the ground, or on acus
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