Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 51
FK;. ^t.—STKI.K-nooH OF ISIRI. (Museum, Cairo.) (Phot. E. Brugsch.) ART IN EGYPT Atoti (Fig. 61), the statue is set against the stone which fills upthe doorway, rather than enframed in the bay. In that of Neferseshemptah (Fig. 62), the … FIG. 53.—FA<7ADE OF THE MASTABA OFMENEFER. (After Mariette.) conception is more complex;the bust of the dead man risesabove the closed door and itslintel, to see what is happeningin the chamber, while right andleft two statues of him standerect against the fagade, as ifkeeping guard over him.…
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