 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1889 - 908 Seiten
...of varions shades arranged in folds or wavy parallel bands; sometimes it is beautifully iridescent. The mammillated structure so characteristic of deposits...god), in which were deposited the ashes of the dead. Besides these smaller objects, large cinerary urns wore formed of this material. This stone is popularly... | |
 | George Perkins Merrill - 1889 - 416 Seiten
...of various shades arranged in folds or wavy parallel bands; sometimes it is beautifully iridescent. The mammillated structure so characteristic of deposits...the ancient inhabitants of Egypt in the formation of canoni (or jars surmounted by sculptured images of the dog-headed god), iu which wore deposited the... | |
 | George Perkins Merrill - 1889 - 414 Seiten
...not infreqnent. This stoue was largely employed by the ancient inhabitants of Egypt in the formatiou of canopi (or jars surmounted by sculptured images...god), in which were deposited the ashes of the dead. Besides these smaller objects, large cinerary urns were formed of this material. This stoue is popularly... | |
 | United States National Museum - 1889 - 916 Seiten
...inauimillatod structure so characteristic of deposits duo to filtration or percolation is also uot infrequent. This stone was largely employed by the ancient inhabitants of Egypt in the formation of cauopi (or jars surmounted by sculptured images of the dog-headed god), in which were deposited the... | |
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The color is that of amber, or rich yellowish brown, of varions shades arranged in folds or wavy parallel bands; sometimes it is beautifully iridescent. The mammillated structure so characteristic of deposits due to filtration or percolation is also not... 