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 278
nd well developed,but the trunk not inproportion with therest of the body,and the sculptor hasbeen well advised inconcealing the lowerpart under an amplewhite skirt, for onefeels it is too longfor the arms andlegs. The abdomenis abnormally pro-minent, while thehips are set so farback that they… … Fig. 210.—The kneeling scribe,Old Kingdom. 25: PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. to find a work of art where such deformities arerepresented in so lifelike a manner, free from ex-aggeration. Theban art is closely related to that of Memphis.Its methods, materials, composition, and designs arethose of the…
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