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 291
owed its inspirationQueen to the artists of the Delta. Thecarving of hieroglyphs attained re-markable precision, and fine statues and bas-reliefswere produced in large numbers. The Saite schoolis characterised by a somewhat stiff elegance, byattention to detail, and by an incomparable facility… … Fig. 219 Ameniritis. SAITE SCULPTURE. 26$ homogeneous materials they obtained surprisingresults. They courted difficulty for the pleasure ofovercoming it, and one finds distinguished artistsspending year after year in chiselling the cover of asarcophagus or carving statues out of the most stub-born…
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