392 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. decorated ; the harp of the famous minstrel figured on page 345 is entirely covered with incrustations, and its foot is ornamented with a bust of graceful design. In this luxurious age the arts of Fig. 324. — Workman splitting a piece of wood. Gournah. From Champollion. the cabinet-maker must have been carried to a great height. The interior of an ancient Egyptian house must have been very different from the bareness which greets a visitor to the modern Fig. 325. — Joiner making a bed. From Champollion. East. Chairs with or without arms, tables of varied form, folding seats, foot-stools, brackets supporting vases of flowers, cabinets in which objects of value were locked up, filled the rooms. The
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