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 261
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… … Fig. 200.- •Rahotep, Third Dynast}^, fiom Medu:n. ducc many more works of the primitive dynastiesthat yet sleep undiscovered beneath the sands ofEgypt. Those of the Old Kingdom are daily ex-humed from the tombs and temples scattered overthe great pyramid area. These have not yieldedEgyptian art as…
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