Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-26

with the reign of Tut-ank-Amen. =
One Of the examples has been de-
clared the finest of its kind that has
ever been brought out Of the
Valley Of the Nile. It is Lime.
stone Model for Sculptors = a
small relief Of a full-length clothed
male figure, naturally in profile. The
arms are extended in graceful pose
! the hands holding miniature jars, AND
about the headdress is woven a SER
pent decoration. The relief is in q
perfect state of preservation and is
remarkable for the beauty of its line
and the clear-cut, vigorous style.
Other Egyptian pieces all of the
Eighteenth Dynasty, are statuettes
i nivory of the solar divinity Horus,
son of Isis and Osiris, and in silver
of Amun-Ra, the principal diety of the
epoch; two stone statues of larger di-
mansions and a magnificent head OF
enc of the Ramses, work over life
in size and wonderfully impressive in
the strange sense Of brooding mys-
terry it creates.
It has on the whole, withstood the
destruction of the ages we'll, but the
nose and lips are crushed. The body
to which this head belongs is said to
be in Cairo.
Note also should be made of the
Coptic reliefs of the Third Century
one of the warmly tinted marble
showing a refining figure, with a
decorative border containing dog an6
vase motifs, and of the animal anc
foliage panel. These are all frag'
ments.
Other recent acquisitions are 6
Greek torso of man rather badly
damaged, Of the First Century A. D..
a small bronze Venus, also Greek Of
the Third Century, B. c.; five ex
quisite plaques of carved ivory, all re-
ligious in subject, Of the Eleventh ant
Twelfth Centuries; superb fish o.
rock crystal and gilt; Rhages Bow
of the Twelfth Century, Persian
piece of turquoise blue; gilt copper
buckle with figures and cabochor
jewels AN enameled buckle, an ivor!
plaquette, an ivory diptyche, al
French of the Thirteenth and Four
teenth Centuries; two rock crysta
and gilt candlesticks Of the Sixteenth
Century; a polychrome carved woos
group of the Fifteenth Century, ant
a green enamel Graeco-R Roman cup.
| Another of the paintings by JOIN
Sloan visiting critic Of the MARYLAND
Institute, has been acquired for pub
lie collection, the work in question be
ing "McSorley's Bar" Its futur
home will be the Detroit Institute o
Art.
The canvas is one of those realistic
works that establish Mr.. Sloan as
rather impersonal but extremely keel
and understanding observer of socia
conditions of the day.
i. The companion picture, McSorley'
Back Room" was bought some year
ago by Miss Julia Peck and is now il
the loan exhibition at the Brooklyn
Museum.
! Such works stimulate varying e
motions. The prohibition fiends gaz
at them gleefully, exclaiming wit
, signs from the nethermost depths o
holiness: elbow wonderful to live il
the millennium when Sch vile, de
basing scenes are no ynger posi-
ble!" Don't laugh.) S
The others-unregene chauvin
lists who still cling to the idea o
personal liberty!"-regard them a
mournful dirges of the past, castin
upon them glances Of wild regret 70
the berry days that are no more
laugh, if you want toD
Mr.. Sloan's McSorley subjects re
cord the passing of an epoch, and S
have historic meaning.