Ancient Egyptian decoration, (1898). Examples of architecture and painting from Ancient Egypt: 'Fig 1: Pylon (entrance-tower) with figural representations and hieroglyphics. Louvre, Paris. Fig 2: Cornice of the entablature of the great temple at Philae. Sculpture and painting. Fig 3: Capital from the temple at Luxor, representing full-blown papyrus. 1200 BC. Fig 4: Capital from a temple at Thebes. (Buds-capital). Fig 5: Capital from a portico at Edfu. (Representing a palm-tree). Fig 6: Capital from Thebes, 1200 BC. Represents a papyrus-bud. Fig 7: Mummy-case painting. Figs 8 and 9: Scaly desig
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Ancient Egyptian decoration, (1898). Examples of architecture and painting from Ancient Egypt: 'Fig 1: Pylon (entrance-tower) with figural representations and hieroglyphics. Louvre, Paris. Fig 2: Cornice of the entablature of the great temple at Philae. Sculpture and painting. Fig 3: Capital from the temple at Luxor, representing full-blown papyrus. 1200 BC. Fig 4: Capital from a temple at Thebes. (Buds-capital). Fig 5: Capital from a portico at Edfu. (Representing a palm-tree). Fig 6: Capital from Thebes, 1200 BC. Represents a papyrus-bud. Fig 7: Mummy-case painting. Figs 8 and 9: Scaly designs. Paintings from tomb-chambers. Louvre, Paris.' Plate 2 from "The Historic Styles of Ornament" translated from the German of H. Dolmetsch. [B.T. Batford, London, 1898]