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 373
s specially popular in theDelta, scarcely a year passes without discoveries 346 THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. being made at Bubastis, Tanis, Mendes, or someother less well-known town of large deposits ofthousands of figures of these animals, or of humanfigures with lions or cats heads. Our museums… … Fig. 311.—Bronze lion from Horbeit, Saite period. It formed part of the fastening of a temple door, andthe back of the object was fixed with a wooden beam.The animal is caught in a trap, or is l\ing in a cagefrom which its head and forepaws protrude. Thelines of the body are simple and full of…
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