Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942 · London, Edinburgh, T. N. Foulis · leaf 152
outside. The polish linescross diagonally on the curved sides, and the slightirregularities of form, though imperceptible to theeye, can be felt by rotation in the fingers. Thegreatest triumph of this stone-work is the vase fromHierakonpolis in blackand white syenite, of the typeA, E, two feet… … A-H. PrehistoricK. Xllth dynasty J. Vlth dynasty L, M. XVIIIth dynasty THE STONE-WORKING vases was ground out with stone grinders fed withemery, and in softer stones cut out by crescent-shaped flint drills. The historic times show a continual decline in thequality of the stone used. In the 1st…
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