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Page 185
At Thebes , during this period , the mummies are yellow in colour and slightly polished , the nails of the hands and feet retain their ... and painted in brilliant colours with scenes of the deceased adoring the gods and the like .
At Thebes , during this period , the mummies are yellow in colour and slightly polished , the nails of the hands and feet retain their ... and painted in brilliant colours with scenes of the deceased adoring the gods and the like .
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Sometimes they are painted with inscriptions in many colours on a white ground , and the scenes on the covers are ... Faces of coffins of this period are also flesh coloured and gilded , and the eyes , made of obsidian , are inlaid ...
Sometimes they are painted with inscriptions in many colours on a white ground , and the scenes on the covers are ... Faces of coffins of this period are also flesh coloured and gilded , and the eyes , made of obsidian , are inlaid ...
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The professional scribe probably carried about with him pieces of colour similar to the specimens in blue , green , and ... The green and blue colours are preparations from copper , which can , I understand , be successfully imitated at ...
The professional scribe probably carried about with him pieces of colour similar to the specimens in blue , green , and ... The green and blue colours are preparations from copper , which can , I understand , be successfully imitated at ...
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Contents
Egyptian Chronology | 10 |
The History of Egypt Dynasties I XXX | 18 |
List of Egyptian Dynasties and the dates assigned to them | 69 |
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Limited preview - 1964 |
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