[19] ] Mr. Bonomi gives an illustration of the way in which the modern Egyptian keys are carried by merchants at Cairo on the shoulder at the present time; these keys however are straight, and are hung to a stick over the shoulder, and are not sickle-shaped as described by Eustathius.
[20] ] 'La Ferronnerie,' tome ii., p. 229.
[21] ] 'Uriconium,' by T. Wright, p. 270; see also 'Archæologia Cambrensis,' vol. vi., 1860, p. 312.
[22] ] 'La Seine Inférieure,' by M. L'Abbé Cochet, p. 223.
[23] ] 'Collectanea Antiqua,' vol. ii., Plate VII., figs. 2 and 4.
[24] ] Paper by J. Brent, 'Archæologia Cantiana,' vol. vi., p. 175, vol. vii., Plate XIII.
[25] ] 'Scandinavian Arts,' by Hans Hildebrand, p. 129. Amongst the Romans also keys were regarded as the symbol of the wife's authority in her husband's household.
[26] ] 'Antiquités Suédoises,' p. 145.
[27] ] 'Archæological Journal,' vol. xiii., p. 7, Plate II., figs. 24 to 27.
[28] ] 'Archæologia,' vol. xlvii.