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 90
distribute theweight. This base is generallyplain, or ornamented at mostwith a line of hieroglyphs, itis sometimes flat, sometimesrounded off at the edge. The principal variants of thecolumn resolve themselves intofourclasses: ist,the column withcampaniform or bell - shapedcapital,on which is… … Fig.65. —Polygonal Hathorheaded pillar, El Kab. 64 RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE. I. Coluinu witJi Bell-sJiaped Capital.—The shaft isgenerall} plain or simply sculp-tured with inscriptions or bas-reliefs. Sometimes, however, asat Medamot, it is compounded ofsix large and six small columnsalternated.…
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