De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 45
d into a dark, col-umned hall, and from this again into the inner sanctuary,which was surrounded by a number of small chambers usedfor various ceremonial purposes. The columns of the tem-ples were of great size. The capitals represented open orclosed lotus-flowers. In later temples, as at Edfu,… … EGYPTIAN COLUMNSWith Capitals of Conventionalised Open or Closed Lotus-Flowers The columns, ceilings, friezes, and other parts of the temples,were coloured. Red, blue, green, and yellow were used; andin many cases the colours retain their brilliancy to the pres-ent day. The walls of the temples and…
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