INDEX

Aah-hotep jewellery, 91, 92.

Aahmes I, jewellery, 92.

II, inlaid hawk-head, 103.

Aahmes-si neit-rannu (fig. 9), 21.

Abu Simbel, 28.

Accuracy of work, 81, 82.

Ainofer servant, 16.

Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), art of, 20, 53;

sculpture, 41;

relief, 53;

death mask, 144.

Alabaster sculpture, 25;

vases, 78.

Amenardys, statue of, 26, 44.

Amenemhat, III, 39, 88.

Amenhotep, I, 120.

II, 26, 111, 129.

III, 26, 28, 53, 111, 120, 129.

official of, 41.

IV, 26, 111, 120.

Amethyst beads, 80, 86.

Amulets of stone, 79.

of glaze, 114.

Animals, real and mythical, 49.

Antef V, 119.

Antimony used, 104.

Arab art, 155.

Arch avoided externally, 6.

known early, 64.

form of brick, 64.

built without centring, 65.

Architecture, 62-68.

Armlets of flint, 81. See Bangles.

Art belongs to country, 1, 2, 152.

absent from copying, 2, 53.

conditions in Egypt, 2.

Art dominated by strong light, 3.

accepted strong contrasts, 4.

ruled by level and vertical lines, 5.

analysis by Tolstoy, 7.

expression of character, 7-10, 19.

truth of Egyptian, 9.

greatest under pyramid kings, 16, 17.

rapidity of development, 17, 51.

decay of, 18.

of character and of emotion, 19.

of different peoples, 153-156.

Asiatic conquests influence art, 19.

Assyria, art of, 154.

Aswan, school of, 27.

Axe of Aahmes, 92.

Baboon, ivory, 136.

Bak-en-khonsu, head of, 44.

Bangles, 94. See Bracelets, Armlets.

Basalt, green, sculpture in, 24, 40.

black, for building, 70.

Basalt, used for vases, 78.

Beads, materials of, 80.

gold, 84.

open-work, 94.

glazed, 119.

glass, 121, 125.

Bee amulet, 80.

Blue, manufacture of, 117.

paint on vases, 129.

Bracelets of Zer, 84.

of Aah-hotep, 92.

of Ramessu II, 93.

silver, 93.

gold, 95.

Coptic, 95.

Brick building, sloping inward, 62.

Bronze, use of, 100, 101.

origin of, 101.

Building transport, 74.

Bull hunt, 54.

Bull trampling on enemy, 14.

Bull’s head amulet, 79.

Bushman type, 29.

Button seals, 86.

Canon of drawing figures, 50.

Capitals, early forms of, 67.

Captives, influence on art, 19.

Casting of gold, 85, 89.

of bronze, 101.

in plaster, 144.

Ceiling pattern, 58.

Celtic art, 157.

Chains, patterns of, 86, 91.

Character in art, 8, 9, 19.

Chinese art, 156.

Civil service, organizing, 16.

Claw amulet, 79.

Cleopatra Cocce (Ptolemaic), 21.

Cloison inlaying, 87-89, 93, 95.

Cobalt colour of glaze, 118.

Colossi, raising of, 77.

weight of, 26.

Colours, making of, 117.

Columns, palm, lotus, polygonal, 67.

Comparative art, 152.

Conditions of Egyptian art, 2-5.

Conquest of Egypt by artistic race, 14.

Constantine, pottery of, 129, 131.

Contrasts of desert and cultivation, 4.

Conventions absent in early art, 15, 35, 36.

Copper, colours from, 116-118.

Copper work, 98-100.

Coptic pottery, painted, 130.

tapestry, 148.

Copying, a degradation, 2, 17, 20, 21.

Cornice, origin of, 63.

Crete, art of, 153.

Crocodile amulet, 79.

Crowns of XIIth Dynasty, 88.

Cumaean glass, 121.

Daggers of Aahmes, 92.

Degradation of art, 17, 20, 51.

Deir el Bahri, 5, 52.

Desert, contrasts of, 4.

art in Eastern, 25, 39.

Detail, treatment of, 18.

Diorite, sculpture in, 24, 34, 70, 78.

Divisions, political and artistic, v.

Drawing, 58-61.

Dressing stone faces, 71, 72.

Drills, tubular, 72.

flint, 79.

Dynastic new art, 14, 30.

Dynasty I, 14, 49, 84-86, 108, 126, 135, 147.

II, 32.

IV, 16, 50, 129, 135.

V, 67, 127, 131, 140.

VI, 17, 86, 109, 131.

XI, 17, 51.

XII, 18, 26, 27, 36, 52, 87, 110, 127, 129, 131, 136.

XVIII, 19, 26, 27, 40, 52, 91, 110, 120, 128, 129, 131, 139, 140, 143, 144, 148.

XIX, 20, 27, 53, 92-94, 113, 128, 129, 131.

XX, 21, 54.

XXIII, 94, 113, 121.

XXVI, 21, 54, 113, 128, 131, 136.

Ptolemaic, 21, 95, 115, 131.

Roman, 22, 95, 115, 123, 131, 145.

Earrings, 93, 94.

Coptic, 95.

Embroidery, 149.

Emery, used for cutting, 72, 73.

Emotional art, 19.

Enamel, Roman, 94.

Eye amulet, 80.

Eyes inserted in copper frames, 33.

relation to brow, 36, 40.

gibbous and narrow, 37, 38.

not detailed, 77, 145, 146.

Fan bearer, figure of, 114.

Figures, canon of drawing, 50.

modelled in pottery, 132.

Fish offerers, 39.

Fist amulet, 80.

Flask of bronze, 101.

Flint drills, 79.

working, 80.

Floret crown, 88.

Fluted metal vases, 101.

Fly amulet, 79.

Foil, impressed, 86, 90, 93, 94.

Foreign influences on art, vi.

Foundations, 74.

Frog amulet, 79, 80.

Furnaces for glazing, 117, 118.

Furniture, 138, 139.

Gates of temples, immense, 138.

Gazelles of palm, 15, 49.

Geese of Medum, 56.

Gilding, 84, 96.

Girl somersaulting, 59.

Glass, 119, 125.

earliest, 119.

black and white, 120.

varied colours, 120, 122.

patterns on, 120.

forms of vases, 121.

beads, 121, 125.

engraved, 121.

mosaic, 122.

blown, 123.

weights, 123.

manufacture of, 123-125.

Glazed ware, 107-119.

origin of, 107.

two-coloured, 108.

tiles, 108.

tablets, 109.

colours of, 109-115, 118.

pendants, 112.

architectural, 112.

ushabtis, 113.

figures, 114.

late, 114, 115.

body, 115.

stone ware, 116.

decomposition of, 116.

manufacture of frit, 117.

moulded, 118.

inlay in wood, 140.

Glazing on quartz, 107.

on pottery, 108, 115.

Gleaners, paintings of, 56, 57.

Gold, sources of, 83.

leaf, 84, 96.

Gold casting, 85, 89.

wire, 85, 86, 90.

soldering, 85, 86, 90.

base, 94.

over plaster, 95.

Granite, black, school of, 24.

red, school of, 27.

temple, 65.

quarrying, 70, 71.

sawn, 72.

Granulated work, 90.

Greek art, 154, 157.

influence in Egypt, 47, 146.

pottery figures, 132.

Hammer dressing of stone, 74.

Hand amulet, 80.

Hand work on stone vases, 78.

Harvest scenes, 56, 57.

Hatshepsut, sculpture of, 52.

Hawk amulet, 79.

protecting king, 35.

Heads modelled in plaster, 145, 146.

Helwan quarries, 70.

Hieroglyphs, cutting of, 74.

Hor, statue of, 42, 139.

Hyaena and bull relief, 14, 49.

Hyksos type, so-called, 24, 37, 38.

Indian art, 156.

Inlaid metal, 92, 103.

Iron, rare appearances of, 104.

sources of, 105.

tools, 106.

cores for bronze, 102.

Isiemkheb, tent of, 150.

Isis, head of, 114.

Italy, art of, 155.

Ivory carving, prehistoric, 12, 134.

Ist dynasty, 31, 32, 134.

IVth dynasty, 135.

XIIth dynasty, 136.

XXVIth dynasty, 136.

Jackal head amulet, 80.

Japanese art, 156.

Jewellery, 83-97.

Ka-aper, 33.

Kauat, princess, 51.

Keft inlaying, 103.

Kha-em-hat, tomb of, 20.

Khafra, statue of, 34.

accuracy of, 82.

Khaker ornament, 64.

Kha-sekhem, head of, 32.

Khety, copper brazier of, 99.

Khufu, organizing by, 16.

figure of, 34, 135.

accuracy of, 81.

Koptos, colossi from, 30.

Lazuli beads, 80, 85.

inlaying, 88, 91.

Lead used, 103.

Leather the earliest clothing, 147.

appliqué work, 149.

slit network, 150.

Lifting of stones, 75.

Light, conditions of strong, 3.

Limitations of national arts, 157.

Limestone sculpture, school of, 25.

earliest, 31.

working in, 69.

Linen, fineness of, 147.

Lines level and vertical in Egypt, 5.

Lion, figures of, 30, 39.

amulet, 80.

Literature compared with art, 7, 8.

Looms, 148.

Lotus capitals, 67.

flower, ivory, 136.

Manganese colour of glaze, 118.

Mastaba tomb-chapels, 16, 50.

Materials of sculpture, 23.

Medieval European art, 155.

Medinet Habu temple, 66.

Memphis, head from, 46.

Mendes bowls, 96.

Menkaura, accuracy of, 82.

Mentu-em-hat, head of, 46.

Merenptah, 44.

Mertitefs, queen, 32.

Middle kingdom style, 17, 18.

statuary, 36-40.

Min, statues of, 30.

Modelling in pottery, 132.

Mosaics of glass, 122.

Moulding by pressure, 90.

Moulds for casting copper, 99, 100, 102.

for glazed ware, 118.

of plaster, 144, 145.

Mykenaean style of inlays, 92.

Narmer, 31, 49.

National arts, 157.

Naturalism of early art, 17.

later, 20.

Necklace fastening, 91, fig. 109, 93.

Necklets of silver, 95.

Negress statuette, 43.

New Kingdom, 18-20.

statuary, 40-45.

Nofert, head of, 33.

Nubian sandstone, 27, 69.

Obelisks, raising of, 77.

transport of, 77.

Observation in early art, 15.

Organization, system of social, 16.

Ovens for glazing, 117.

Oxherd, 51.

Ox, sacrifice of, 51.

Pafaabast statuette, 94.

Painting on tombs, 19.

earliest, 55.

in New Kingdom, 56-60.

light and shade, 59.

Palettes of slate, 13.

Palm capital, 67.

scenery, 4.

Palm-stick construction, 63.

Papyrus structures, 64.

capital, 67.

Pectorals of Senusert II, 87;

Senusert III, 87;

Amenemhat III, 88;

Ramessu II, 93.

Pedubast, 140.

Pelicans, painting of, 56.

Pepy, copper statue of, 99.

Periods of art, 11-21.

Persian glazing, 155.

Pewter, 104.

Plaited wire chains, 91.

Planes for testing faces, 72.

Plaster, 142-146.

in masonry, 142.

coating statues, 143.

modelling, 144-146.

castings, 144.

moulds, 144, 145.

heads, 145, 146.

oiled, 145.

Political divisions different from artistic, v.

Porphyry used for vases, 78.

Portraiture, late, 22, 38.

Pot metal, 103.

Pottery, 126-133.

forms, 126.

decoration, 128.

materials, 130.

Pottery, modelling, 132.

Prehistoric character of art, 12, 13.

statuary, 29, 30.

reliefs, 48.

painting, 55.

stone vases, 78.

amulets, 79.

Princesses, fresco, 58.

Ptolemaic art, 21.

Pyramid age, 15.

sculpture, 32-36.

Pyramids, accuracy of, 81, 82.

Qualities of Egyptians, 8, 9.

Quarrying, modes of, 70, 71.

Quartzite sandstone school, 26, 41.

Races, types of, 60.

Ra-hesy, panel of, 50, frontispiece.

Rameses II, 24, 25, 27, 44, 113.

III, 54.

XII, 94.

Ramesseum arches, 64.

Ranofer, statue of, 36.

Reliefs, quality of, 18, 48.

oldest, 48.

pyramid age, 50.

Middle Kingdom, 51.

New Kingdom, 52.

late, 54.

sunk, 52.

Rock cutting, 70, 71.

Roll at corner of building, 63.

Rome, art of, 157.

Sacrifice of ox, 51.

Sandstone, Nubian, 27.

quartzite, 26.

Sawing of hard stones, 72.

Scaffolding of brick, 74.

Scenery, influence of, 4, 5.

Scenes dominate wall surfaces, 3.

Schools of art, 22.

Scribe, figure of, 35.

Sculptors, training of, 17, 77.

Sculpture dominated by architecture and conditions, 6.

Seals of gold, 86.

Senoferu, 16.

Senusert I, 37, 53.

II, 82, 87.

III, 38, 39, 87.

Serapeum pectoral, 92.

Sety I, 53, 61, 113, 139.

II, 93, 112.

Shells of gold, 86, 91.

Sheykh el Beled statue, 33.

Ship, painting of, 55.

building, 138.

Shrines of palm sticks, 63.

Silsileh sandstone, 27, 69.

Silver, early, 96.

historic, 96.

bowls, 96.

Slate palettes, 13, 49.

Sleep, position in, 31.

Social organization, 16.

Soldering, 85, 86, 90, 103.

Spear-head amulet, 79.

Spinning metal bowls, 96.

Statuary, painted, 8.

local art, 23.

earliest, 29.

pyramid age, 32-36.

Middle Kingdom, 36-40.

New Kingdom, 40-45.

late, 45-47.

outlined and cut, 77.

Steatopygous type, 29.

Steel tools, 106.

Stone buildings copied from brick, 62.

copied from wooden, 62.

Stone vases, 78.

Stones, moving of, 74.

Stucco on wood statues, 33, 44, 143.

See Plaster, modelling, 144.

Study in limestone, earliest, 31.

Syenite used for vases, 78.

Syrian influence, 19, 66.

Taharqa, head of, 44.

Tahutmes I, 19.

II, 40.

III, 19, 40, 110, 120, 129.

IV, 148, xvi, fig. 139.

Takushet inlaid statue, 103.

Tapestry, woven, 148.

use of, on clothing, 149.

Tausert, 94.

Temple, circuit wall, 65.

of Khafra, 65.

of Medinet Habu, 66.

of Dakkeh, 66.

Tin, sources of, 100.

used, 104.

Tiryns, stone-sawing at, 73.

Toilet tray figures, 43.

Tolstoy’s analysis of art, 7.

Tombs, early sculptured, 16.

later painted, 19, 56.

Tools of modern types, 106.

Torus roll, origin of, 63.

Training of artists, 17.

Trichinopoly pattern chains, 91.

Tubular drills, 72.

Turin statue of Ramessu II, 44.

Turquoise beads, 80, 85.

Tut-ankh-amen, 42.

Ushabtis of glazed ware, 113.

of pottery, 132.

Vases of bronze, 99, 101.

of glass, 121, 124.

of pottery, 127-133.

of stone, prehistoric, 78.

from Eastern desert, 25.

Wall surfaces dominated by scenes, 3.

Wax used for modelling, 89, 102.

Weaving, fineness of, 147, 148.

Wigs, prehistoric, 30.

put on over hair, 33.

Wire, 85, 86, 90.

amulets, 90.

plaited chains, 91.

Wooden statues stuccoed, 33, 34.

sculpture, 42.

Woodwork, 137-141.

early, 137.

shipbuilding, 138.

doors, 138.

coffins, 138.

furniture, 138, 139.

statuettes, 43, 139.

inlaid, 140.

methods, 140.

Writing, start of, 14.

Youths’ and maids’ procession, 54.

Zer, bracelet of, 84.

linen of, 147.

Zeser, glazed tiles of, 109.