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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 273

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nd none at Sakkarah with inscriptions. On theother hand we find them upon the sarcophagus at Khoo-foo-Ankh,which was discovered at Gizeh and belongs to the fourth dynasty(Figs. 123, 124). The Egyptians did not always trust to the mere size andweight of thg lid for the secure closing of the… … rlc. 122.—Double mastaba al Gizeli, transverse section (from Lepsius, t. i., pi. 22). very hard cement. Finally, as if all these precautions were notenough, wooden bolts were affixed to the under-side of the lidwhich fitted into slots in the sarcophagus and helped to render thetwo inseparable. So…

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