The net that held them and the wreath that crowned.
Homer.
O’er her fair face a snowy veil she threw,
And, softly sighing, from the loom withdrew.
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Females. Musicians from Theban Tombs. In the reign of Menes, 3893 years B.C.
It appears that females were the chief musicians, and these were probably ladies of rank, for they are robed in that delicate texture which was then called “Woven Air.”