Capart, Jean, 1877-1947 · London : H. Grevel · leaf 233
vessels, fish and aquatic animals are nc\er represented. On this point it is only necessary to refer to our Figs. 84 and 93, where the boats are surrounded by hippopotami, crocodiles, and fish. "Rowers are never seen figured," they say, "and the vertical or oblique lines, if they represent oars,… … Fig. 163. — Paintings on the Primitive Tomb of Hierakonpolis. sailor managing the rudder. Again, it may be admitted, without in any way disproving the identification of these drawings, that the vertical lines are not oars. Even at that date M. de Morgan was inclined to consider them rather as…
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