Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London, J. Murray · leaf 172
150 EGYPTIAN" AND ORIENTAL POTTERY. shaped like a slipper, but having a large oval aperture above, through which the body was introduced, and which was then closed with a lid of earthenware. The enamel is bluish-green, and the sides were ornamented … No. 90.— Supposed Sassauian Coffin. From "Warka. with figures of warriors dressed in enormous head-dresses, short tunics, and long under-garments, having a sword by their sides. The hands rested on the hips, and the legs were apart. These coffins were found piled upon one another to the height of…
Pottery, Ancient · Pottery
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