Capart, Jean, 1877-1947, Johns, Agnes Sophia (Griffith), Mrs., 1850-, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919, former owner. DSI-F · London : H. Grevel · leaf 128
PRIMITIVE ART IN EGYPT. 104 But, to begin with, we must enquire whether, as regards Egypt, we can verify the hypothesis which attributes the origin of Fig. 76. — Stone Vases in Form of Frogs, Hippopotamus, and Birds. primitive pottery to moulding, or, at least, to copying a basket in plaited work.1… … Fig. 77. — Vase in Form of a Dog. Berlin Museum. the earliest prehistoric tombs either the body was wrapped in matting, or the bottom of the tomb was lined with a mat.2 1 For the same fact in primitive Greek civilization, see John L. Myres, Textile Impressions on an Early Clay Vessel from Amorgos,…
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