Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 227.—Slate palettes, predynastic and First D^nastj,Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Love of luxury and of beauty very early invaded allclasses of society. Living or dead, the Egyptian likedto load himself with jewellery and costly amulets, andto surround himself with elaborate furniture and 274 SLATE PALETTES. 275. artistic household desired that everyobject used by him shouldcontribute to satisfy thistaste by beauty of form, ifnot by richness of material;and pottery,
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 227.—Slate palettes, predynastic and First D^nastj,Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Love of luxury and of beauty very early invaded allclasses of society. Living or dead, the Egyptian likedto load himself with jewellery and costly amulets, andto surround himself with elaborate furniture and 274 SLATE PALETTES. 275. artistic household desired that everyobject used by him shouldcontribute to satisfy thistaste by beauty of form, ifnot by richness of material;and pottery, stone, metal,and wood were all laidunder contribution by they were theproducts of the country,or obtained from distantlands. The Egyptian of thepredynastic and earliestdynastic periods was laidin his grave surrounded bypottery jars filled with food,or with scented fat, whileclose to his hand was hisslate palette (fig. 227) ofmany varied forms onwhich was rubbed the paintwith which he colouredhis eyes. Beads of agate,carnelian, brown and whitequartz, steatite, calaite, andof glazed pottery, are foundin abundance in the pre-historic graves, whilebeads of glazed stone, of turquoise, 276 THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. amethyst, lapis lazuli, serpentine, haematite, obsidian,porphyry, silver, gold, and iron are found in some-what later graves. The Egyptian of that periodexcelled in flint working, which he brought to thehigh
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