ht ofsteps which led up to the temple of that god. Consequently the tomb of Osiris, atAbydos as at Denderah, would be upon the roof of his temple. 244 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. rock is there covered with a sandstone in course of formation ;this is friable at some points, at others so soft… … Fig. i6o.—Tomb at Abydos ; drawn in perspective from the elevation of Mariette. packed closely together. This Mariette calls the northerncemetery. The tombs of Abydos have no subterranean story,properly speaking. Well, mummy-chamber, and funerary chapelare all constructed, not dug. In the few…
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