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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 228

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eferred to quite such anearly period. In the latter the vertical line of the back and rightleg slopes slightly forward, betraying an attempt to expressmovement; the dorsal line of the first figure is, on the other hand,quite perpendicular. Even in the photographs certain details are visible, such… … •M Fir,. iSo.—Bronze statuclte. One foot seven inches hsh. Prawn by .Saint-Elme Gantier. VOL. IT. D D 202 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. Egypt, then, was first in the field in bronze casting, as shewas in stone and wood carving. One at least of the Posnostatuettes carries us so far back in the…

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