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The arts and crafts of ancient Egypt (1910)

Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942 · London, Edinburgh : T. N. Foulis · leaf 118

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aserving-girl stretches forward to arrange the ear-rings of one of the guests. Painting received a great stimulus under Akhen-aten : the new movement suited the brush muchbetter than the chisel. The two figures of the prin-cesses (fig. 76) show possibilities which were notthen fully carried out.… … 72. Ceiling 73. Boating scene 74. A party THE PAINTING AND DRAWING arm on the knee, while with the other hand shepushes up her Httle sisters chin. The younger hasnone of this self-possession, but is propping herselfup with one arm, while she clings to her eldersshoulder with the other. The drawing…

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