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 234 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. which the Greeks called Crocodilopolis (Fig. 212). He describes it thus : — ^ " Upper part of a broken colossal statue, representing a king standing erect. No inscription, " The general form of the head, the high cheek-bones, the thick lips, the wavy beard that covers the lower part of the Fig. 210. —Group from Tanis ; grey sandstone. Drawn by Bourgoin. cheeks, the curious wig, with its heavy tresses, are all worthy of remark ; they give a peculiar and even unique expression to the face. The curious ornaments which lie upon the chest should also be noticed. The king is covered with panther skins ; the heads of two of those animals appear over his shoulders. " The origin of this statue, which was found at Mit-fares in ^ Notice d II A f usee dc Bcitlak, No. 2.