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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 133

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ch is exemplified by the columns of a temple built bySeti I, at Sesebi, in Nubia (Fig. 93). It is very like the one atSoleb already figured (Fig. 82). The motive is the same, butthe Sesebi example shows it in a more advanced stage of develop-ment. Its forms are fuller and more expressive, and the… … Fig. S9.—Column at Kalabche , from the elevation of Piisse. The other variation upon the same theme is a much later one ;it is to be found in the temple built by Nectanebo on the island ofPhilae (Fig. 94). The simplicity of the Sesebi and Soleb capitalshas vanished ; the whole composition is imbued…

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