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inside of the cover is a projection about two inches deep , which is carefully chiselled to fit a hollow corresponding in size in the sarcophagus , and after the cover was lowered upon it , a layer of fine cement was run in between ...
inside of the cover is a projection about two inches deep , which is carefully chiselled to fit a hollow corresponding in size in the sarcophagus , and after the cover was lowered upon it , a layer of fine cement was run in between ...
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On the bottom of the sarcophagus is the figure of Hathor , goddess of Amenta , with wings outstretched to receive the deceased . The sarcophagi of the XXVIth dynasty are usually rectangular , and are made of green and black basalt ...
On the bottom of the sarcophagus is the figure of Hathor , goddess of Amenta , with wings outstretched to receive the deceased . The sarcophagi of the XXVIth dynasty are usually rectangular , and are made of green and black basalt ...
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In one corner of the lower chamber stood the rectangular sarcophagus made of fine calcareous stone , rose granite or black basalt ; the top of the cover was rounded . The upper chamber contained no statues , ushabtiu figures , amulets ...
In one corner of the lower chamber stood the rectangular sarcophagus made of fine calcareous stone , rose granite or black basalt ; the top of the cover was rounded . The upper chamber contained no statues , ushabtiu figures , amulets ...
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Contents
The Egyptian Race and Language | 1 |
Egyptian Chronology | 10 |
The History of Egypt Dynasties I XXX | 18 |
Copyright | |
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Limited preview - 1964 |
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