Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 241
robable thatthis type was invented by theEthiopian architects, and indeedit is derived from the Osi ianpillar used at Medinet-Habu; weshould no doubt find it in Egypt,if all the monuments built afterthe disappearance of the Rames-sids still existed. The distin-guishing peculiarity of the exam-ples… … KIG. 422.—DOUBLE COURT AND PRONAOSAT KOM-OMBO. (Phot. Beato.J bestowed on him by the pure Thebans; a strain of Sudanesebarbarism was already manifesting itself in the exiled branch of the Theban school.In Egypt, on the otherhand, the EthiopianPharaohs, transform-ed into the mastersof their former…
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