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A history of art in ancient Egypt (1883)

Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited · leaf 121

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ls and to the bas-reliefsin their narrow chambers, we must turn for those features ofearly Egyptian civilization which remained for many centuries A History of Art in A.nxient Egypt. without material change; by these monuments we are enabled tobuild up piece by piece a trustworthy representation of… … Fig. 27.—Shepherds in the held.-;. From a tomb at Sakkarah. (Boulak. 8j mches h.^ii. Drawn by Bourgoin.) approached most nearly to the ideal which they pursued for somany centuries. Thanks to these monuments erected at the expense of the greatlords and rich burghers of Egypt, thanks also to the…

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