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Page 168
... and passing through this we see to the right and left a series of chambers upon
the walls of which are painted in vivid ... and therefore no mean artist , we are
probably right in assuming that he superintended the painting of many of them ...
... and passing through this we see to the right and left a series of chambers upon
the walls of which are painted in vivid ... and therefore no mean artist , we are
probably right in assuming that he superintended the painting of many of them ...
Page 169
... are beautifully painted , and in some as many as thirteen colours are used in
this chamber ; and in every work connected with Ani ' s tomb there is a simple
majesty which is characteristic of the ancient Egyptian gentleman . At each of the
four ...
... are beautifully painted , and in some as many as thirteen colours are used in
this chamber ; and in every work connected with Ani ' s tomb there is a simple
majesty which is characteristic of the ancient Egyptian gentleman . At each of the
four ...
Page 177
There are persons who are appointed for this very purpose ; they , when the dead
body is brought to them , show to the bearers wooden models of corpses made
exactly like by painting . And they show that which they say is the most ...
There are persons who are appointed for this very purpose ; they , when the dead
body is brought to them , show to the bearers wooden models of corpses made
exactly like by painting . And they show that which they say is the most ...
Page 185
After the XX Ist dynasty the custom arose of placing the mummy in a cartonnage ,
sewn or laced up the back , and painted in brilliant colours with scenes of the
deceased adoring the gods and the like . In the period between the XXVIth
dynasty ...
After the XX Ist dynasty the custom arose of placing the mummy in a cartonnage ,
sewn or laced up the back , and painted in brilliant colours with scenes of the
deceased adoring the gods and the like . In the period between the XXVIth
dynasty ...
Page 186
About A . D . 50 the desire on the part of relatives and friends to see the face of
the deceased resulted in the insertion of a piece of wood , painted with his
portrait , over the face of the dead man . The mummies , from this time on to the
fourth ...
About A . D . 50 the desire on the part of relatives and friends to see the face of
the deceased resulted in the insertion of a piece of wood , painted with his
portrait , over the face of the dead man . The mummies , from this time on to the
fourth ...
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| Title | The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology ATLA monograph preservation program |
| Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press, 1894 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0524010471, 9780524010471 |
| Length | 404 pages |
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