Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 284
yed for theceremonies, in place of the deceasedsown servants. It is not surprising thatthis perversion of the original idea shouldhave entailed modifications in the treat-ment of the scenes. On the bas-reliefof Zanufi in the Cairo Museum, thewomen are not drawn from a uniformpattern. The artist has… … FKi. 507. —FIXISHKn FIGrRE OF A KING (Museum, Cairo). (Phot. E. Brugsch.) ART IN EGYPT thick waist, full abdomen, wide hips, and firm gait of marriedwomen, and often of mothers (Fig. 521). As was natural, themen are little changed, but their attitudes are less conventionalthan formerly, and one of…
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