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 260
ow the mastery of lineand composition which thesculptors of their day wereto hand down to posterity.Some small ivory figurescarved in the round areknown of this period, whichare rendered with muchspirit. The earliest namedroyal statue dates from the early part of the Third Dynasty. There is a… … Fig. 199.—King Khasekhemui,Third Dynasty, at Oxford. 234 PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. conventional attitude of later Egyptian art is alreadyadopted (fig. 199). The face shows calm power andalert expression. The excellence of the work, not-withstanding some roughness of execution, proves thatthe Pharaoh…
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