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 92
istinctfrom that of pillars. The earliest figureof a column that is known is as far backas any dated monument we possess at thebeginning of the IVth dynasty; and thereit is fashioned as a stem and flower, pro-bably carved in wood. Thecontracting connection with thetenon above, in a bell form, onthe… … Fig. 150, which otherwise seems to becountable sport. In the figures ofwooden columns inthe Vih and Vlthdynasties, the lotusform prevails, as wehave already noticed, and here repeat. In the Vth dynasty, in thetomb of Ptahshepses at Abusirthe clustered papyrus stems area new feature ; at…
Decorative arts -- Egypt · Decoration and ornament -- Egypt
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