Arti e mestieri di antico Egitto . una granella per il squareinch. Quindi un peso libbre di oro dovrebbe coverabout sei piedi piazza ; e la doratura delle porte edelle i cappucci di obelischi come descritto non è affatto ONU-probabile. Argento era noto per gli Egiziani in seguito thangold, come è chiamato oro bianco ; ed era scarcerthan oro in età precoce. Della preistoria timethere è un cappuccio di una giara e un piccolo cucchiaio con twistedhandle. Un paio di amuleti in argento sono noti nella dinastia theXllth. Nel XVIII dinastia silverbecame nessuno, come la sorgente nel nord Syriawhich fornito agli Hittiti divenne ac

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The arts and crafts of ancient Egypt . one grain to the squareinch. Thus a pounds weight of gold would coverabout six feet square ; and the gilding of doors andof the caps of obelisks as described is not at all un-likely. Silver was known to the Egyptians later thangold, as it is called white gold ; and it was scarcerthan gold in the early ages. Of the prehistoric timethere is a cap of a jar, and a small spoon with twistedhandle. A few silver amulets are known in theXllth dynasty. In the XVIIIth dynasty silverbecame commoner, as the source in northern Syriawhich supplied the Hittites became accessible. Thesilver dishes of this age are rather thick, and notfinely beaten. One bowl, probably of Ramessidedate from Bubastis, has the brim turned inward likea modern anti-splash basin (fig. 115). It seems tohave been made by spinning the metal, as thin ves-sels are now wrought. The most elaborate style of silver work is that ofthe bowls from Mendes (fig. 108). These are en-tirely made by hammer work, and no moulds or 96 JEWELLERY. f ^ ^ io8. Silver bowls 109. Roman gold chain JEWELLERY matrices were used for the forms. But the finishof the surfaces is so fine that no trace of hammeror polishing is left. The design is derived from thefluted vases and bowls of the XVII Ith dynasty ; thefluting was made deeper and stronger, and it wassuppressed below, as it interfered with the using ofthe bowl, while round the sides it remained as deepbosses. The detail was all put in by the gravingtool, the sinking round the central rosette, the hol-lows in the petals, and the outlines of the petals.There is no sign of punch-work. The number ofribs is, curiously, indivisible, being i8, 26, 28, and 30;these show that it was not divided either by tri-angles, hexagons, or repeated halving. Probably asuitable size of rib was designed, and then repeatedan even number of times ; and the divisions not be-ing truly radial, show that eye-design was followedrather than geometrical scaling. / CHAPTER IX

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