Wilkinson, John Gardner; Birch, Samuel [Mitarb.]: The Egyptians in the time of the pharaohs: being a companion to the Crystal Palace Egyptian collections (London, 1857)

COMMON SHAPES OF VASES.

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and to trace its progress at various periods, it may not be out
of place to introduce some of the most ordinary forms of

(W. 34.)

vases and utensils made of glass, stone, and other materials
used in Egypt *

Many are figured in the paintings; t and the oldest shapes

* See others in Popular Account of Ancient Egyptians, toI. i. pp. H9_
158, and vol. ii. pp. 77_80). + See woodcut 34.

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