This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...down each side of hair. The back of head is ornamented in the Egyptian style (see pl. XXVII). Round the top runs a border of blue and pink rectangles against a yellow background. On the right side of head (but not on the left) this border is outlined in black and there are three black lines between each pair of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...down each side of hair. The back of head is ornamented in the Egyptian style (see pl. XXVII). Round the top runs a border of blue and pink rectangles against a yellow background. On the right side of head (but not on the left) this border is outlined in black and there are three black lines between each pair of rectangles. Below is a fragment of a winged female figure holding up hands; her head is in profile to right but the rest of the figure to front; she wears bracelets and necklace, and there is a disk on her head. On each side are slight remains of other figures wearing disks, and between each pair is a vertical band, on one of which are some lines in imitation of hieroglyphics. Background brown and outlines in black; flesh pink and hair dark brown; disks and bands yellow; necklace yellow; wings green, pink, red; blue on wig of first figure to left. Preservation: Broken right round through neck and back of head, the tresses on right side of neck being in the missing portion; surface in good condition except that hair is slightly worn. Bibl.: Guide, 190a, p. a80; Guide, 1903 (Kng. ed.), p. 3t7: Journal d'entree du Musee, n 3o5'io. 33193. Head of a woman.--Piaster; remains of stuccoed cloth on inside.--Height o m. 29 cent., breadth o m. 18 cent. (pi. XXVII). Traces of drapery on bosom; hoop-earrings with two beads attached. The hair is waved to each side of forehead, and two rows of twisted tresses hang down on each side of neck; small curl in middle of forehead; lines across throat; eyes merely painted. Flesh white; lips pink; pink on nostrils and in corners of eyes; hair black; eyelashes represented by black dots; hoop of earring gilded; drapery brown with green spots. Back of head is decorated in the Egyptian manner. On the top is a winged disk: yello...
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Add this copy of Graeco-Egyptian Coffins, Masks and Portraits to cart. $51.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of Graeco-Egyptian Coffins, Masks and Portraits to cart. $66.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Palala Press.
