Inside Out Library · Explore

Primitive art in Egypt (1905)

Capart, Jean, 1877-1947, Johns, Agnes Sophia (Griffith), Mrs., 1850-, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919, former owner. DSI-F · London : H. Grevel · leaf 147

An illustration from Primitive art in Egypt, 1905, leaf 147
ORNAMENTAL AND DECORATIVE ART. 123 are three red vases, with the upper edge blackened (black-topped pottery), which date from the commencement of the historic period, and possess special interest (Fig. 98). On the first, found at Naqada (tomb 1,449), is seen a head roughly worked in relief; this is… … ig. 96. — Vase with Representations of Giraffes, Ostriches, Crocodiles, and Snakes. Berlin Museum. presents the body of the man. From each side near the top, two ascending lines in relief are detached, which represent the arms. Near the base, at a certain distance from the central line, can be…

Art

Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.

More pictures from Primitive art in Egypt

More like this