Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 285
e dresseswhich the chisel could not have expressed clearly enough; heeven added shades which his colleague was accustomed to neglectentirely, so that where the colour has disappeared the work isincomplete. It is for this reason that we are puzzled at first bythe cut of the wrapper worn by one of… … FIG. 508.—A BAS-BKT.TEF IN THE TEMPLE OF THE THKKAN PTAH. (Phot. Legrain.) THE SAlTE AGE back, and loins. This peculiarity did not exist originally; thepainter had supplied the sculptors omissions by a few discreettouches, and, thanks to him, the body, revealing its contoursunder a wash of red or…
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