Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt. For the use of students and travellers (1914)
Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916, Johns, Agnes Sophia Griffith, 1859- · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons; London, H. Grevel and Co. · leaf 174
SIXTH DYNASTY MASTABAS, SAQQARA. I47 up to the level of the platform. The chamberoccupies about two-thirds of the cavity, and lookslike an oven with the mouth open. Sometimes thechamber was only completed after the interment, andthe stone walls actually rest on the cover of thesarcophagus (fig.… … Fig. 140.—Wall painting of funerary offerings, from mastaba otNenka, Saqqara, Sixth Dynast}. could be opened or closed at will. The decoration,whether painted or sculptured, is the same every-where. Each wall was regarded as an actual housecontaining the objects represented or enumerated onit. Care…
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