1S73. London, Murray. \6S A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. by numerous vessels from the most ancient tombs in the Memphitenecropohs ; they are of a reddish or yellowish colour, and, in spiteof the absence of all glaze, they hold water perfectly well. LikeGreek vessels of the same kind they have… … jV- \ Fig. 291.—ritcher of red earth. British Museum. handle (Fig. 292). Of all the representative specimens of earthen-ware from the mastabas given by Lepsius, there is but one whichdoes not seem to belong to the category of domestic pottery. Itis a kind of aryballus, and is gracefully ornamented…
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