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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 258

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to its energetic expression.It is certain that the work before us comes from the handsof an Egyptian artist, and, on the other hand, that his sitterwas not of Egyptian blood. ^ The group of two figures upon a common base, which is sucha conspicuous object in the Hyksos chamber at Boulak, seemsto… … Sculpture under the First Tiieban Empire. it (Figs. 2IO and 211), and borrow the following descriptionfrom Mariette.^ Huge full-bottomed wigs, arranged into thick tresses, coverthe heads of the two figures. Their hard and strongly-markedfeatures (unfortunately much broken) bear a great…

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