Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 289
FIG. 513. —THEBAX BAS-RELIEF OF THE TIMEOF DOMITIAN. (Phot. E. Brugsch.) an art in itself; buttheir works, execu-ted upon non-dur-able materials, wood or canvas, have perished for the most part.The remnant is chiefly made up of papyri, the panels of funerary 267 ART IN EGYPT … FIG. 514.—STELE OF THE FAYUM(Museum, Cairo). (Phot. E. Brugsch.) caskets, stelae, coffins orcartonnages of mummies,the most ancient of which,those of the priests ofAmon or Mentu, carry onthe tradition of the Ra-messide workshops. Thevignettes of the papyri areoften veritable miniatures,perfect in…
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