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 251
he hollow. Thefirst method was very quickly accomplished, butit had the disadvantage of being only very slightlydecorative. Rameses III. made use of it in severalplaces at Medinet HabCi, but it was generally appliedto stelae and small objects ; the risk of breakage wassmall, and it necessitated no… … Fig. 196.—Sculptors trial piece, Eighteenth Dynast}-. in preference to the others. The models were smallsquare or oblong tablets, squared off to enable thepupil to enlarge or reduce the design without altering SCULPTORS MODELS. 22 5 the proportions. Some of these models were workedon both sides,…
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