Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 73
ected, terminated, or enlarged many monu-ments, but always according to Egyptian rules. Egyptian artistsexecuted obelisks for their Greek princes, but they did not depart,no more than in the other monuments, from their ancient customs.The Egyptian style and propoitions are always to be recognized,… … CLEOPATRA S NEEDLE. bearing a Greek inscription relating the reason and occasion of thismonument. It was removed from Philoe by Belzoni, and has beennow erected at Kingston Hall, Dorset, by Mr. Bankes. It is veryfar from equalling the Pharaonic obelisks in dimensions, it being only 22 feet high.…
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