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 36
es. Where the lines are coiledclosely in a circular curve, as in Assasscarab, they may be termed coils; wherelengthened out, as in Pepys, we may termthem hooks; where lengthy in the bodybetween the turns, as in Maabras, theyare rather links. Where the line is brokenat each spiral, as in all the… … Sometimes the continuous line has separateends, but more usually it is endless, return-ing into itself. These terms will sufficeto distinguish the varieties, and enable usto speak of a spiral with definiteness. These detached spirals continued in usein the Xllth dynasty, generallyas loose links,…
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