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 274
Kingdom. occupations do not admit of actixe exercise. Theback and arms stand out well, the hands are hard andbony, the fingers are unusually long, the details of theknees are carefully modelled. The whole body is STATUARY OF THE OLD EMPIRE. 247 governed by the dominating sense of waiting, whichalso… … Fig. 206.--Cross-legged scribe, from Saqqara. covered by M. de Morgan at Saqqara in 1893. Thisstatue exhibits much the same vigour of expressionand execution as its fellow of the Louvre, whilerepresenting a young man of full, firm, and supplefigure. The Sheikh el Beled (fig. 207), Raemka, was…
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