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...they held neither tenet). One Egyptologist gives Mailer mixed marks on his homework, particularly criticizing "his cannibalized or bastardized forms of good ancient Egyptian names." Two of Mailer's main characters are named Menenhetet I and II; according to the specialist, the names should have been Mentuhotep or Amenemhat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Impish Iconoclast at 60 | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

...miss the 28 small pieces of Egyptian sculpture set up last week in one of the first-floor galleries. None of the well-preserved little Nile maidens with their high busts and long bobs stands more than 30 inches in bare feet. The handsome obsidian head of Pharaoh Amenemhat III (1800 B.C.), ranked by Egyptologists as one of the great masterpieces of Egyptian art, measures less than 5 inches from chin to crown. Other pieces-the intricately carved make-up spoon used by Egyptian belles to mix cosmetics, and the bronze cat (with the remains of the sacred original coffined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: A Real Connoisseur | 2/14/1949 | See Source »

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