Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 221
hed armsholding up on the water a hollow duck, whose wings fold bc-ckand form a lid. Certain statuettes, which look to our moderneyes like drawing-room ornaments, are (/oi//)/e-statues for personsof modest means, either to represent the master of the house,or to ensure his domestic comfort and the… … FIG. 389. —STATUETTE OF A WOMAN (Phot. Chassinat). THE SECOND THEBAN AGE
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