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...Egyptian antiquities. In the collection there are also several other of Mr. Smith's paintings made by him in Italy. On Friday, November 24, Mr. Smith will give a stereopticon lecture in the Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum on Egyptian works and especially on "The Opening of the Tomb of the Parents...
...Lythgoe briefly outlined the development of the mastaba-tomb--so called from its resemblance to the mastaba or typical seat of the Arab house. In prehistoric times the most elementary form of the mastaba served alike as a protection to the corpse and as an altar for ancestral offerings. The grave was brick-lined, and roofed over with wooden logs or slabs of white limestone. Later on was erected around the grave a low wall of dried red brick, which contrasted vividly with the yellow sand of the desert. In its final form the mastaba consisted of a great rectangular...
...turn southward to Mantua with its undying memories of Virgil, and thence to Ferrara, celebrated for the massive towers of its moated castle. Dr. Sandys then touched upon Naples, where we may see the lofty arch of the Castello Nuovo. Here the centre of classic interest lies in the tomb of Virgil, over which Petrarch is said to have planted a laured tree. At Naples flourished the critic Laurentius Valla, who afterwards lived in Rome under the patronage of Pope Nicholas...
...play falls naturally into two scenes, the first round Agamemnon's tomb, the second at the palace gates. In the first scene the action will take place in the circular pit at the front and the second scene on the raised stage behind it. The orchestra will consist of four reed instruments and a harp. These pieces were chosen as they seem to accord more nearly with the prevailing feeling about Greek music. Mr. J. E. Lodge will have charge of this part of the program. An attempt will be made to follow as nearly as possible the Greek method...
...most striking pieces of the exhibition is the heroic statue of King Arthur, the original of which is in the Hofkirche at Innsbruck. The figure is clad in full armor, the right hand resting on a shield bearing the arms of England. This statue and the effigy from the tomb of the Emperor Maximilian near it, were both executed by the famous sixteenth century sculptor, Peter Vischer. Another interesting piece is the figure of a Frankish warrior of the fifth century, dressed in the national costume and bearing an axe and spear, the original of which is in the Museum...