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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 374

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Fig. 267.—Painting at Beni-Hassan. ChampolUon, pi. 359. Even at Beni-Hassan, however, there are a few paintings inwhich the peculiar and distinguishing characteristics of that art areto be found. The group of singers and musicians figured on The Figure. 343 this page is an instance in point. Two of… … Fig. 26S.—Painting at Beni-Hassan. Champollion, pi. 377 tcr. quite different from that of sculpture, at least in the case of thetwo musicians on the ri;^ht. Their twisted tresses seem to bethrown into disorder by the energetic movements of their heads,

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