\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The relief depicts the preparation of \i lirinon\i0 , an essence of lily that the Egyptians liked to use as a perfume.\par
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s being done by Ethiopian women, identifiable by a long dress leaving one breast bare and a characteristic collar hooked to the diadem so that it does not get in the way. They are carrying the flowers and squeezing out their juice with a rudimentary pres
s formed out of two sticks inserted in the holes of a sack containing the lily petals.