an empire, but that,in later times, the general custom was to build up columns, some-times for their whole height, of moderately sized, and sometimesof very small stones (Fig. 17).^ To all that concerns the quality of the building similar remarksmay be applied. We have mentioned a few examples of… … Fir,. 42.—Workmen polishing a monolithic column ; Champollion, pi. i6l. until we come to the remains of the Ptolemaic period, such as thetemples at Edfou and Denderah, that we discover foundationssinking 16 or 18 feet into the ground. The Pharaonic templeswere laid upon the surface rather than…
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