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Primitive art in Egypt (1905)

Capart, Jean, 1877-1947 · London : H. Grevel · leaf 147

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ORNAMENTAL AND DECORATIVE ART. 12- are three red vases, witli 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), i'' seen a head roughly worked in relief; this… … FiG. 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 arc detached, which represent the arms. Near the base, at a certain distance from the central line, can be…

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