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A history of art in ancient Egypt (1883)

Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited · leaf 271

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or roof, of the mastaba (Fig. 122). As there was neverany staircase to a mastaba either within or without, it will be seenthat the well must have been a very inaccessible part of the tomb.In one single instance, namely, in the tomb of Ti, the well is sunkfrom the tloor of the largest of the… … The well is generally situated upon the major axis of themastaba, and, as a rule, nearer to the north than to the south. Itsdepth varies, but, on an average, it is about forty feet. Nowand then, however, it has a depth of si.xty-five or even eightyfeet. As the well begins at the platform and ends…

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