where surface ornamentation was favored over illusion
Preliminary Studies on the Sanusret Collection
the garnet is unchipped and well-polished
The Incas believed the condor was a messenger to the gods and that it brought the sun into the sky each morning
He wears a short black wig with a curled side-lock
A published Egyptian Alabaster Vessel, Old Kingdom, ca. 2575 - 2134 BCE Architectural where surface ornamentation was favoredof squat cylindrical form, with a flat base, straight walls, and a wide mouth with a thick everted rim, carved from mottled cream alabaster. An early 20th century catalog number "2920" applied in black ink to the body. Published: G. D. Scott III, Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection, San Bernadino (1992), no. 127E, pp. 176 177. Dimensions: Height: 2 7 8 inches (7. 3 cm) Condition: Intact and in very