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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 386

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simple in arrangement.The door gives access to a rectangular chamber, from 6 to 10 feethigh and 10 to 12 wide, which extends, in a direction parallel tothe wall, for from 12 to 24 feet. This chamber is the funerarychapel. From its posterior wall a passage opens which is nearly ^ This view is… … c^ .2 > 5J C >5ex rt ocaoSrt PL. <1J 0^ VOL. I. Q Q The Tomb under the New. Empire. 299 equal in height and width to the chamber. It has a gentle slopeand penetrates into the rock to a distance of some 25 to 35 feet,terminating, in some cases, in the mummy chamber itself, butmore…

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