Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 136
pact than those of theordinary sphinxes. The face is bony,the nose aquiline, the nostril slightlyflattened; the lower lip is thrust out,a bulls ear emerges from the lionsmane which enframes the face, anddrapes the neck and shoulders. Thetechnique is that of the Thebans, andThebes I believe to be… … FK;.2IQ. —COLOSSALSTATUE OF MIRMASHAU (Museum, Cairo). (Phot. E. Brugsch.) ART IN EGYPT
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