ilkinson {Afaniiers and Customs, vol. i. p. 1S5). The heavy and symmetrical 204 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. Ra-nefer. The Egyptians shaved their heads from motivesof cleanHness. The priests were compelled to do so by therules of their religion, which made purity of person even moreimperative… … Fig. i8i.—Ra-nefei-. Boulak. Drawn by Bourgoiii. One wooden statue at Boulak offers a variety of costume whichis at present unique among the remains of Egyptian civilization.It is, unfortunately, in very bad preservation. It represents aman, standing, and draped in an ample robe which covers him…
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