Egyptian decorative art : a course of lectures delivered at the Royal Institution /by W.M. Flinders Petrie (1920)
Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir, 1853-1942 · London : Methuen · leaf 109
s which is so usual onOriental pottery.One of the most famJliar early motivesis wooden framing. This is continuallyimitated in the stone figures of doorwaysin the tombs. The details of it showthat a frame or grate of joinery musthave been used for theporch of large houses,so as to admit lightand… … STRUCTURAL DECORATION 95 LTT TT Tf M f f y f I MtTfT Bmim after the use of stone was general theframes were imitated, and the pattern sur-vived as a decoration. The same styleof framing was used in the upper part ofa house, with decora-tive uprights of thehieroglyph /^/, andwas copied as afancy…
Decorative arts -- Egypt · Decoration and ornament -- Egypt
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