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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 420

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dcut are produced in the original byfilling up with mastic the hollows made with the point. Famous sculptors were especially fond of working in ivory.Iritesen speaks as follows upon a stele translated by M. Mas-pero :— Ah ! there is no one who excels at this work exceptmyself and the eldest of my… … VOL. II. Metal-work and Jewelrv. 3S7 as an artist, as the chief of those wlio work in precious stones, ingold, silver, ivory and ebony. ^

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