Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 397
been the best form of tomb to ensure the continuedexistence of the mummy, but, to say nothing of the difficulty offinding a satisfactory foundation for such a structure upon a softand yielding soil, the pyramid had, for many ages, been completelyout of fashion. Egyptian art was entirely occupied… … Fjg. 198.—Sepulchral chamber of an Apis bull ; from Mariette. a building which should inclose both mummy chamber andfunerary chapel under one roof, or, at least, within one boundingwall. There was also, it is true, the Abydos type of sepulchre,with its mummy chamber hidden in the thickness of its…
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