Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942 · London, Edinburgh : T. N. Foulis · leaf 200
urprising to find the royal name inlaid in a secondcoloured glaze, which has probably been violet,though now decomposed. Thus two-colour glazingin designs was used as early as 5500 b.c. And atthis date glazing was not only a fine art, it wasused on a large scale for the lining of rooms. Tileshave… … 116. Two-colour glaze of Mena 117. Lotus border (XXth dynasty) 118. Head of Isis 119. Royal fan-bearer GLAZED WARE blue-green glaze. The front is ribbed in imitationof reedwork, and they probably were copied fromreed mats used to line the walls. Part of a tile haslarge hieroglyphs inlaid in colour,…
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