The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 31
d, articles of luxury,and personal ornaments of hippopota-mus-ivory and schist, and vases ofhard stone. Before the epoch of thePharaohs, which was also that of theintroduction of metals, Egypt, thoughdestitute of architecture, boasted avery flourishing industry, which didnot hesitate to essay the… … FIG. 12.—STONEHENGE. (Photo, by Spooner.) developed there in the quaternary age,nor do we find there traces of anythinganalogous to the marvellous drawingsof the reindeer-hunters. On the otherhand, the second stone age in Egyptwas marked by a civilisation no lessconsummate than rapidly achieved.Of…
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