Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 27
ed. Some of the tombs of this period were pyramidical andtwo storeys in height. The lower storey, which had almost straightsides, according to Mariette,^ contained the mummy chamber, andabove it was the pyramid proper, which was hollow, the sidesbeing formed somewhat in the same manner as the later… … Fig. 4. A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT. Beni-Hasantombs. Columns, Far more interesting than these, and very different iu allrespects, are the well-known Grotto tombs at Beni-Hasan,which date from about 2400 B.C. These are excavated in thesteep sides of the hills on the east side of the…
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