Capart, Jean, 1877-1947 · London : H. Grevel · leaf 68
44 conventional or childish representation of hair," one might here recognize an object related to the royal toilettes of the classical period, where a false beard was affixed by means of straps. What can have been the object of this sort of covering ? Was it used in order to ensure purity, for… … Fig. 20. — Figure from the MacGregor Collection. With a bag for the hair and beard, and a sheatli to protect the lower part of the bodj^ might arise from the hair and beard ? ^ This is merely a suggestion which I throw out, and on which I do not wish to insist unduly.'- A comparison might be…
Art -- Egypt · Egypt -- Antiquities
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