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 The Figukk. 'A3 this page is an instance in point. Two of the heads are shown in full face, a view which we hardly ever meet with in the bas- reliefs. The hair and the draperies are also treated in a fashion Fig. 268. — Painting at Eeni-llassan. Champollion, pi. 377 tcr. quite different from that of sculpture, at least in the case of the two musicians on the right. Their twisted tresses seem to be thrown into disorder by the energetic movements of their heads, ,^ >-f=fr' iMLMf^Slili I'lG. 269. — Painting at Thebes. From Horeau. which they seem to sway in time to the music of the flute, which is also marked by the hands of two members of the party. The deep shadows cast by their hair give a strong relief to the oval contours