Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 54
known as the gorge, which crowned ^°°^the walls and pylons, and formed the cornice over doorways. Inthe latter position examples of it exist as early as 3500 B.C.;and it was considered the only appropriate finish to a wall longafter the Eoman conquest. Nothing shows more strongly the 30 A HISTORY… … THE GOUGE 5HOWINGR.OLL AT ANGLE5 Fig. 20. with a roll which mitreswith the lower member ofthe gorge. Most Egyptian work,whether carved or plain,was intended to be painted.A thin coat of stucco wasfirst laid over the surface, asthis took the pigments muchbetter than the natural ma-terial. The…
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