Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 137
, however, so correct as to becomparable to the best Theban pieces. The face is mutilated; but on what remains of it we divine a vigour equal tothat in the faces of thesphinxes. It would be inter-esting to see more exam-ples which would throw lighton the destinies of thisschool; but… … 1III-. TWIN SIA III.S(Phot. E. Brugsch.) 118 THE FIRST THEBAN AGE gradually invaded the whole of Egypt.Neither the Sebek-hetep of the Louvre(Fig. 220) the Sebek-emsaf (Fig. 221),the tv/in kings of Cairo (Fig. 222) northe colossal statues usurped by Rameses II.are bad, and yet no one would ventureto…
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