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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 300

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dignified individual is seated upon alow-backed chair, in his left hand he holds the long wand of office,in his ritrfit a ribbon. His name and titles are engraved in frontof him : he was a writer, and was called Psemethek-nefer-sam. Ascribe bends respectfully before him and introduces a… … Fig. 231.—Continuation of V\g. 230. are similar, but the execution is different. There is a lack offirmness and rotundity in the modelling, and considerably morestriving after elegance. The children especially should benoticed ; the fashion in which they all turn towards their eldersbetrays a…

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