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Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt. For the use of students and travellers (1914)

Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916, Johns, Agnes Sophia Griffith, 1859- · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons; London, H. Grevel and Co. · leaf 239

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at in profilebearing a dead body and dragged by slaves also inprofile, is sailing unconcernedly on the vertical faceof the water. Each of the rock-tombs of the Ramessideperiod can furnish more than one instance of suchoriginal contrivances, and, after studying them, onescarcely knows which is most… … Fig. 188.—Pool and palm-trees,from tomb of Rekhmara,Eighteenth Dynasty. SELECTION AND SEQUENCE OF SCENES. 213 When applied to large spaces these proceedingsare less startling than they are on small panels. Onefeels that the most experienced artist would be forcedto resort to some artifice if called…

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