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A history of art in ancient Egypt (1883)

Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 210

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Fig. 85.—Seti I. striking prisoners of war with bis mace. Karnak, Thebes. (Champollion, PL 294.) richness. It suffers from the absence of that learned balancebetween plain and decorated surface which the Greeks understoodso thoroughly. In the Greek temples, sculptured figures had themore importance… … JSxilpis del el sc. KARNAKBAS RELIEFS IN THE GRANITE CHAMBERS Decoration. 125 them. They were cut from separate blocks of marble, which,though carefully and skilfully allied with the architecture whichthey were meant to adorn, did not form an integral part of it.Such figures ran no risk of being…

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