Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . 300 THE INDUSTRIAL then, and then only, that the so-called Respondants, orlishabti figures, in white or red glaze, rosettes andlotus flowers in }^ello\v, red, and violet, and kohl-boxes in a mixture of colours abounded. Thepotters of the time of Amenhotep III. had a decidedpreference for shades of violet andgrey. The olive-shaped amuletsstamped with the names of thisPharaoh and the princesses ofhis family bear hieroglyphs ofpale blue on a very delicate mauvebackground. Th
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . 300 THE INDUSTRIAL then, and then only, that the so-called Respondants, orlishabti figures, in white or red glaze, rosettes andlotus flowers in }^ello\v, red, and violet, and kohl-boxes in a mixture of colours abounded. Thepotters of the time of Amenhotep III. had a decidedpreference for shades of violet andgrey. The olive-shaped amuletsstamped with the names of thisPharaoh and the princesses ofhis family bear hieroglyphs ofpale blue on a very delicate mauvebackground. The vase of QueenFig. 259.—Glazed ware, Tyi in the Cairo Museum is grey from Thebes. T , . ^ , , ^ \ With a mixture of blue ; roundthe neck there are bands of ornamentation andinscriptions in two colours. These polychrome glazes attained their highestdevelopment under Akhenaten ; at least, it is in theplain of Tell el Amarna that the finest and bestspecimens have been found —green, yellow, or violet rings,white or blue flowers, fish, lutes,figs, and bunches of grapes. Thereis a small figure of Horus witha red face and a blue body, and
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