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Ancient Egypt 1888 EG188810 Costume Waitress: Topless and nombril brief. Partially shaven head. Braids. Dancer: Topless and loincloth. Headdress, armlets, bracelets, garter, anklets. Earrings. Musician: Collar-blouse and loincloth. Headdress, anklets. Flutes. Waitress: TMLB. N-5 bellage. Dancer: TMLB. Musician: ML. Actions Fantasy of Egypt, at a time when Europe discovers the mysteries of the this ancient civilization (1). A topless and bikinied server poars drink into a man's mouth (2), while a near-nude dancer leaps to flute music (3). Commentary This bikini silhouette is depicted via illustration in the 1880s, but it is 100 years away from the mainstream beach. Source From steel engraving by C.W. Shaw, "Pastime in Ancient Egypt," Art and Artists of Our TIme, Vol. III, 1888. Reproduced as file PEOP_148.TIF, in People and Portraits, CD-ROM, Wildside Press, New York, 1997. 3 pictures. |
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