Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 140
rlifetime, but after their death;their mummy-jewelry, how-ever, destined for a motion-less body, did not need tobe so solid as that of aliving person, continuallyshaken by the movementsof the wearer. If our crownhad adorned the head ofKhnemit during the courtceremonies, it would nothave lasted more… … 121 ;ki.kction of jkwki.s from dahshi r(Mu:.eum, Cairo). (Phot. E. Brugsch.) ART IN EGYPT they were to be consigned encouraged the artist to consideronly his own taste and fancy. The Greek goldsmiths reasonedin the same manner, when they worked under similar con-ditions, and the workmanship of…
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