Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942 · London, Edinburgh : T. N. Foulis · leaf 73
strength of individual character aswe have seen in these early portraits. With thesestands also the minute head of Khufu (fig. 123),which we shall notice with the ivory-work. The statue of Khafra (fig. 27) carved in diorite^As one of the grandest works of Egypt. The entiredignity and majesty shown… … 29. The scribe 30. Wife and daughter 31. Ranofer THE STATUARY from below, as it was intended to be seen ; but thehead should be studied at its own level, and theprofile, from a cast (fig. 28), shows the form as itoriginally appeared when covered with a facingwhich concealed the grain of the stone.…
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