Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942 · London, Edinburgh : T. N. Foulis · leaf 39
as freelyaslime-stone and alabaster; perfectly regular forms of vaseswere cut entirely by hand without any lathe. Butwith this there was a very tentative idea of animateforms. The feet and hands were omitted, and limbsended only in points. The form of an outline wasnot thought to imply a solid, and… … 3. Prehistoric 5. Old Kingdoml(IV) 4. Earliestfdynastic 6. Middle Kingdom (XII) THE PERIODS AND SCHOOLS dog and addax. In short, the figures are mere sym-bols of ideas, with little regard to their actual natureand appearance. This symbolic stage of art is foundin most countries, and often with a…
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