Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 384
sometimes it was a quad-rangular mass standing upon a surbase,with a pilaster at each angle and aboldly projecting cornice at the top. Theoldest of the known tombs of Apis maybe taken as specimens of this latter class,which must also have been representedat Thebes. These are contemporarywifh the… … Fig. 189.—Theban tomb from abas-relief. (From Wilkinson,cli. xvi.) We have here seen thatit dates from the Ancient Empire, but came into general employ-ment and obtained its full development under the First and SecondTheban Empires. We have already given some idea of thearchitectural character and…
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