Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 209.—Wooden statue of awoman, Old Kingdom. STATUARY OF TIIK OLD EMPIRE. 251 effort with which he presses on the kneading-trough are perfectly natural. The dwarf has a long,big head and hugecars (fig. 212). Theface is foolish, theeyes are narrow slitssloping upw^ards tothe temples, and themouth is chest is powerfuland well developed,but the trunk not inproportion with therest of the body,and the sculptor hasbeen well advised inconcealing the lowerpart under an
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 209.—Wooden statue of awoman, Old Kingdom. STATUARY OF TIIK OLD EMPIRE. 251 effort with which he presses on the kneading-trough are perfectly natural. The dwarf has a long,big head and hugecars (fig. 212). Theface is foolish, theeyes are narrow slitssloping upw^ards tothe temples, and themouth is chest is powerfuland well developed,but the trunk not inproportion with therest of the body,and the sculptor hasbeen well advised inconcealing the lowerpart under an amplewhite skirt, for onefeels it is too longfor the arms andlegs. The abdomenis abnormally pro-minent, while thehips are set so farback that they actas a thighs are littlemore than rudi-mentary, and the entire figure, resting on small,misshapen feet, seems as though it must overbalanceand fall forward. It would be difficult anywhere. Fig. 210.—The kneeling scribe,Old Kingdom. 25: PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. to find a work of art where such deformities arerepresented in so lifelike a manner, free from ex-aggeration. Theban art is closely related to that of methods, materials, composition, and designs arethose of the Memphite school, but there are alsopoints of divergence. By the beginning of the
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