are to be seen in the lateral aisles of the hypostyle hallin the Ramesseum. The slight upward projection which surrounds i68 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. the upper extremities of these holes should be noticed (Fig. i6i).Finally there are buildings in which these openings are the onlysources… … iiiifiisiiia Fig. 161.—Light openings in a lateral aisle of the Hypostyle Hall in the Ramesseum. From a photograph. The Ptolemaic Temple of Edfou is much more generouslytreated in the matter of light. Its flat roof is pierced by two largerectangular openings resembling the coniphiviuin of a…
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