Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . x fish arc swimming ; a border of lotusflowers united by a curved linesurrounds the central five vases of Thmuis, inthe Cairo Museum, are of formed part of the templeproperty, and were concealed ina hiding-place from which theyhave only recently been date from the end of theSaitic age or the beginning of the Ptolemaic period,but the workmanship is purely Egyptian. Of one,only the cover remains, with a handle consisting oftwo flowers on one ste
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . x fish arc swimming ; a border of lotusflowers united by a curved linesurrounds the central five vases of Thmuis, inthe Cairo Museum, are of formed part of the templeproperty, and were concealed ina hiding-place from which theyhave only recently been date from the end of theSaitic age or the beginning of the Ptolemaic period,but the workmanship is purely Egyptian. Of one,only the cover remains, with a handle consisting oftwo flowers on one stem. The others are perfect, and decorated in repousse workwith lotus lilies in bud andblossom (fig. 314). Theform is simple and graceful,the ornamentation soberand delicate, the relief ,however, is surroundedby a row of ovoid bosses(fig. 315), with well-markedprojections that somewhat alter the outline of the 1906 the Cairo Museum was enriched by a largenumber of gold and silver vessels, discovered withother treasures at Zagazig and elsewhere. Some ofthem date from the Nineteenth Dynasty, and bear. Fig. 316.—Ornamental vase inprecious metal, from wallpainting-, Twentieth Dynasty. 3S2 THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
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