Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 287
sarcophagi of the families of Tchaho and Ankh-Hapiat Cairo, on which every little figure and even every hieroglyph,is carved as conscientiously as if it were a motive on a cameo;their artistic merit is very slight, but they are the perfection ofcraftsmanship. After them not only art but… … FIG. 511.—PTOI.KMAIC PASTICCIO OF THE STYLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY. (Phot. Legrain.) THE SAfTE AGE piety of a great family suggested the construction of a Pharaonichypogeum, at the beginning of the third century of our era(Fig. 524). The principalscenes of ancient timeswere reconstituted,…
Art -- Egypt · Egypt -- Antiquities
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![An illustration from Catalogue des monuments et inscriptions de l'Égypte antique / publié sous les auspices de S.A. Abbas II Helmi par la direction générale du Service des antiquités [de l'Égypte] ; par J. de Morgan, U. Bouriant, G. Legrain, G. Jéquier, A. Barsanti (1894)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-cataloguedesmonu21egyp-109-179.webp)
