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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 396

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4 PTAH-H Ornament. 361 upon the mummy cases it is occasionally substituted for theuneus-crowned disk in the centre of a huge pair of extendedwings. Beneath it, figures of Isis or Nephthys, the guardians of Iw ly ■ I 1 IH» II m I fm k>„i m <^^i^rkrK:T7a^m\ … Fig. 2S7.—raiiitirg on a mummy case. Dcscriftioii, vol. ii. pi. 58. the tomb, are found (Fig. 287). The effect is similar to that ofthe winged globes which are found upon cornices. In the latterthe disk which represents the sun is red, and stands boldly outfrom the green of the two wings. The…

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