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Primitive art in Egypt (1905)

Capart, Jean, 1877-1947 · London : H. Grevel · leaf 74

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esembles an arm adorned with a large number of these bracelets, similar in size and form, shows us that they were worn in numbers sufficient to form a sort of armature. Pleyte observes that this recalls the "Danga Bohr " which Schweinfurth found among the Bongoes.- Petrie discovered a tomb… … 0.26 o^ miKraiid? C Fig. 23. — Bone and Ivory Bracelets, and a Spoon with a Handle in Form OF an Arm Wearing a Series of Similar Bracelets. of ornamentation.^ It is probable that these rings were also worn on the legs, as shown in the representation of the chief of the land of Punt at…

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