igures andstatuettes, particularly the latter. Terra-cotta coated with enamelwas hardly used for anything but very small figures. It was thesame with bronze, which was seldom employed in large figures.We do not know whether the Egyptians in their days ofindependence made bronzes as large and larger… … FiG. 235.—Bronze cat. Drawn by Saint-Elme Gautier. of the arms, which were added afterwards. The finish of the headis remarkable, and the eyes appear to have been encrusted withenamel or some other precious material, which has sincedisappeared. The hands seem to have held some vessel forpouring…
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