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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 242

An illustration from A history of art in ancient Egypt, 1883, leaf 242 — AMfM^Si Figs. 19S, 199.—Nem-hotep ; limestone statue at Boulak. The sculptures of Wadi-maghara and the wooden panels fromthe Tomb of Hosi are enough to prove that work in relief wasas old in Egypt as work in the round. In the mastabas sculpturesin low-relief served to multiply the images of the… … J2 Sculpture under the Ancient Empire. •17 before the table of offerings (Fig. 200), sometimes standing upright(Figs. 57 and 120, Vol. I.). But the sculptor did not restrict himselfto these two motives. In the preparation and presentation of thefuneral gifts he found many themes, to which he was…

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