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Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt

CHAPTER V
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She wears a short robe embroidered with religious subjects, and has bracelets on her arms and wrists.

Upon her head she has a wig with flat curls, row above row.

The details both of her robe and jewels are engraved in incised lines upon the surface of the bronze, and inlaid with silver threads.

The face is evidently a portrait, and represents a woman of mature age.

The form, according to the traditions of Egyptian art, is that of a younger woman, slender, firm, and supple.


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