Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 874
asthey ascended the throne, to begin preparing their final restingplace. The excavation seems to have gone on uninterruptedly,year by vear, the painting and adornment being finished as itprogressed, till the hand of death ended the Kings reign, andsimultaneouslv the works of his tomb. The tomb thus… … COQQ o 836 TOMBS AND CATACOMBS. sometimes intersected by deep wells and large halls, finall} led,frequentl} by concealed entrances, to the large chamber wherewas the sarcophagus, generally of granite, basalt, or alabaster.The sides of the entire excavation, as well as the roof, werecovered with…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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