Text Appearing Before Image: Fig. 28.—Winnowing corn. From a tomb at Sakkarah. (Boulak. Drawn by Bomgoin. the desert sand which has preserved them without material injury,the art of Egypt appears to us more comprehensive and varied thanthat of any other nation of which we shall have to treat ; thanthat of Assyria for instance, which represents little but scenes ofbattle and conquest. A faithful mirror of Egyptian society, it has The Constitution of Egyptian Society, Z7 preserved for us an exhaustive record of the never-ceasing activitywhich created and preserved the wealth of the country ; it has noteven neglected the games and various pleasures in which thelaborious Egyptian sought for his well earned repose. The kingindeed, preserved his first place by the importance of the religiousbuildings which he raised, by the size of his tomb, and by the Text Appearing After Image: Height I2; incher
Note About Images
Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as:
The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions;
The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or
The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions.
Please add additional copyright tags to this image if more specific information about copyright status can be determined. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
No known copyright restrictionsNo restrictionshttps://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/false