Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 255
sirian processional altars on the terraces at Denderah, zodi-acs composed in imitation of those of the Greeks, replace thestellar imagery of purely Egyptian origin. Between plinth andcornice, that is to say, according to doctrine, between heavenand earth, there was a like profusion of pictures.… … FIG. 447.—CHAPEL IN THE QUARRIESOF KARTASSI. (Phot. Thedenat.) of the auxiliary virtue attributed to divine figures and their actions. Iftwo or three scattered divinities preserved a chapel from destruction, twenty or more would necessarilyincrease the security. Moreover,the empty spaces between…
Art -- Egypt · Egypt -- Antiquities
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