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Acacia farnesiana alabaster almonds ALTAR ambergris ancient anointed aromatic ASSYRIAN bath beard beautiful benzoin body BOOK OF PERFUMES bottle burning called Camphor cassia CENSER century champac chapter charms Chinese cinnamon Citrus civet colours COMB cosmetics curious custom deities distilled East Egypt Egyptian embalming EMBALMING MUMMIES essence essential oil extracted face fashion favourite flavour floral floral clock flowers fragrant frankincense FRONTISPIECE TO CHAP fumes grease Greek gums hair head HEAD-DRESS herbs Hindú honour incense Indian jasmine king ladies luxurious mentioned mode modern MUMMY musk myrrh natural numerous odoriferous odours offered OINTMENT BOXES ornament otto of roses ounces paint patchouly perfumery perfumes placed plaits plants pomade pomatum powder priests principally Roman rose rose-water round saffron sandal-wood says scents shaved smell soap sort South of France specimen spices spikenard sweet Tail-piece temples Three Illustrations tion toilet tree Tuberose unguents various vases violet wear whilst women wood Yezdijird