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A history of art in ancient Egypt (1883)

Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 295

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rnal aspects of thepyramids. We are most familiar with the shapes of the greatpyramids at Gizeh (Fig. 130 and PI. I, 2); their images havebeen multiplied to infinity by engraving and photography, but wemake a great mistake when we imagine all the royal tombs atMemphis to be built upon this one… … 0 ic i2 -TT-* —±r FiG. 132.—Section of the pyramid of Cheops ; from Perring. preservation. The southern pyramid of Dashour otters us oneof the most curious variations upon the original theme (Fig. 133).Its anofle-ridofes are not unbroken straight lines from base tosummit. The slope of its faces…

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