Proper noun
Old Egyptian
English Wikipedia has an article on:Old EgyptianWikipedia
The Egyptian language as spoken from 2600 to 2000 BC during the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period.
.. crushed by the strength of this Art [the old Egyptian art]... I fought against it but it conquered, it is surely the greatest Art the past has left us.... how are my feeble hands to ever paint the effect on me. Mary Cassatt