Page:A History of Art in Ancient Egypt Vol 2.djvu/299

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The Art of the Saite Period. 269 is one of the best productions of the Saite artists (Fig. 228).^ The execution of hands and feet is sketchy, and the countenance is without much expression, but the attitudes of the arms and legs, Fig. 229. — Statue of Horus, Louvre. Drawn by iJaint-Elme Gautier. the modelling of the trunk, and the pose of the head, unite breadth with facility and dignity to such a degree, that we are reminded, ^ De Rouge, Notice des Mojiumc7its Exposes au Rez-de-chaussee, No. 94.