253. COLOURED EARTHEN- WARK IN SOFT RELIEF. being below the surface, is thus protected from wear orinjury. The ancient Egyptians did something of the samekind in their architectural decoration ; but their designs,though below the surface of the wall, were slightly modelledin convex relief In the… … 256 ORNAMENT AND ITS APPLICATION.
Decoration and ornament
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